Total Crime Rate

140.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Penton Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 62nd 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 Penton Way (RG24 9RT) in the last 12 months was 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 190.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Way (RG24 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montserrat Place, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malta Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bermuda Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bye Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutchins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Malta Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bermuda Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bermuda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tobago Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penton Way —
Apr 2026Public order Penton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bermuda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montserrat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montserrat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montserrat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montserrat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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