Total Crime Rate
86.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbey Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 136th 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 Abbey Road (RG24 9EA) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Road (RG24 9EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glastonbury Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tewkesbury Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Popley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Popley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fountains Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Popley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tobago Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewkesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewkesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pershore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pershore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fountains Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fountains Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glastonbury Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewkesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Speckled Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pershore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pershore Road | Under investigation |
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