Total Crime Rate

435.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.3 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 435.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 10th highest crime rate of 574 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 435.4 per 1,000 residents and was 802.7% higher than the Chineham average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maldive Road (RG24 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Wantage Place. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maldive Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wantage Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wantage Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Wantage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tintern Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tintern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuffield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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