Total Crime Rate
167.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbey Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 46th 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 Abbey Road (RG24 9ET) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 247.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Road (RG24 9ET), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Popley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fountains Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fountains Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kidlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kidlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kidlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kidlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kidlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Popley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fountains Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kidlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Speckled Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewkesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewkesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Popley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glastonbury Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewkesbury Close | Under investigation |
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