Total Crime Rate

226.0 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 226.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Maldive Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 29th highest crime rate of 580 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 9AX) in the last 12 months was 226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 352.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 135.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maldive Road (RG24 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Orkney Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mauritius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tortuga Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mauritius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sark Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sark Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sark Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sark Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mauritius Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orkney Close
Sep 2025Other theft Orkney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mauritius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tortuga Walk
Sep 2025Other theft Ascension Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lundy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Orkney Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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