Basingstoke Centre vs Battins and West Leigh

Basingstoke Centre has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,416 crimes in the last 12 months. Battins and West Leigh has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 2,042 crimes. Battins and West Leigh 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. Battins and West Leigh shows -10.7% (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 Battins and West Leigh, it is Violent Crime (1,085 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 Battins and West Leigh recorded 227. 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 1,085 in Battins and West Leigh. 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%). Battins and West Leigh recorded 2,286 crimes previously (now 2,042, -10.7%).

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 Battins and West Leigh has 24.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Basingstoke Centre falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Battins and West Leigh 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 Battins and West Leigh. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.