Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fountains Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 160th 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 Fountains Close (RG24 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher than the Chineham average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains Close (RG24 9EZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fountains Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountains Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fountains Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fountains Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glastonbury Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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