Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Smallwood Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tadley & Pamber , and the 210th highest 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 Smallwood Drive (RG26 4YA) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% higher than the Tadley & Pamber average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smallwood Drive (RG26 4YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turbary Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meon Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tadley & Pamber| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeybottom Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kestrels Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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