Total Crime Rate
306.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maldive Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 16th 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 Maldive Road (RG24 9AW) in the last 12 months was 306.1 per 1,000 residents and was 512.7% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 316.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maldive Road (RG24 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chineham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Don Allen Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Don Allen Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Don Allen Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wantage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wantage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wantage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wantage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wantage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wantage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wantage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wantage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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