Crime Rates at Melrose Walk, Basingstoke, RG24 9HH

Melrose Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 580 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 Melrose Walk (RG24 9HH) in the last 12 months was 246.9 per 1,000 residents and was 394.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 150.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Walk (RG24 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Glastonbury Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.