Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bowman Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 233rd 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 Bowman Road (RG24 8XT) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Chineham average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowman Road (RG24 8XT), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chineham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Alderwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowman Road | — |
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