Crime Rates at Penton Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9RT

Penton Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 46th 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 Penton Way (RG24 9RT) in the last 12 months was 182.9 per 1,000 residents and was 266.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Way (RG24 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ilsley Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malta Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.