Basingstoke Centre vs Basingstoke Rural South

Basingstoke Centre has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,416 crimes in the last 12 months. Basingstoke Rural South has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) with 845 crimes. Basingstoke Rural South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Basingstoke Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +10.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Basingstoke Rural South shows -23% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Basingstoke Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,413 incidents). In Basingstoke Rural South, it is Violent Crime (432 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Basingstoke Centre recorded 448 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Basingstoke Rural South recorded 90. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Basingstoke Centre totalled 1,413 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 432 in Basingstoke Rural South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Basingstoke Centre recorded 3,087 crimes (now 3,416, a change of +10.7%). Basingstoke Rural South recorded 1,098 crimes previously (now 845, -23%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Basingstoke Centre has a resolution rate of 31% and Basingstoke Rural South has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Basingstoke Centre falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Basingstoke Rural South is covered by Hampshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Basingstoke Centre and Basingstoke Rural South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.