Total Crime Rate

494.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 494.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Public order 35.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Simons Close area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Basing & Upton Grey , and the 8th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Simons Close (RG24 8ZF) in the last 12 months was 494.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1180.6% higher than the Basing & Upton Grey average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 134.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simons Close (RG24 8ZF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simons Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stroud Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Simons Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Stroud Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Simons Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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