Total Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Achilles Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 286th highest crime rate of 580 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 Achilles Close (RG24 8XB) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Chineham average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Achilles Close (RG24 8XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Achilles Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ajax Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chineham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ajax Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood | Under investigation |
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