Total Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penney Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tadley & Pamber , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 574 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 Penney Way (RG26 4PU) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Tadley & Pamber average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penney Way (RG26 4PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kestrels Mead, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverdale Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Road | Under investigation |
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