Total Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gilbert Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gilbert Close (RG24 9PA) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gilbert Close (RG24 9PA), the main crime hotspot is near Falkland Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chineham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowe Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourdillon Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Messner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wylie Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edmund Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dominica Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tasmania Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallory Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mallory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irvine Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montserrat Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bourdillon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourdillon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bourdillon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lawrence Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lawrence Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shetland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shetland Road | — |
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