Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 228.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maldive Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 28th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maldive Road (RG24 9AU) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 374.4% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maldive Road (RG24 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mauritius Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chineham Park Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maldive Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cayman Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madeira Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeira Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeira Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sark Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tortuga Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mauritius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mauritius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiji Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tortuga Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maldive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chineham Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cayman Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitcairn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chineham Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lundy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascension Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cayman Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lundy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lundy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lundy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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