Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ascension Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 155th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ascension Close (RG24 9BA) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ascension Close (RG24 9BA), 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.
View Crime In Popley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldive Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cayman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lundy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lundy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lundy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lundy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lundy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lindisfarne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chineham Park Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chineham Park Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tortuga Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maldive Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pitcairn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tortuga Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ascension Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cayman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cayman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindisfarne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sark Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sark Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carpenter'S Down | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carpenter'S Down | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mauritius Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mauritius Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiji Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindisfarne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madeira Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Falkland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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