Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hicks Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramley , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hicks Close (RG26 3HW) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Bramley average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hicks Close (RG26 3HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephens Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reginald Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hicks Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Giles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephens Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Giles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hicks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stratfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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