Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 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 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bell Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Evingar , and the 60th 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 Bell Street (RG28 7AE) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 296.1% higher than the Evingar average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Street (RG28 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near The Rookery. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rookery Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clements Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Test Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vinery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Great Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firsway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rookery Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rookery Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vinery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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