Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petersfield Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petersfield Close (RG24 8WP) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Chineham average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petersfield Close (RG24 8WP), the main crime hotspot is near The Old Dairy Mews. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petersfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guinea Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guinea Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guinea Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guinea Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guinea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Dairy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Old Dairy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guinea Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foxs Furlong Under investigation
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Data Sources

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