Basingstoke Rural South vs Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington

Basingstoke Rural South has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) and recorded 845 crimes in the last 12 months. Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,780 crimes. Basingstoke Rural South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Basingstoke Rural South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -23% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington shows +4.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Basingstoke Rural South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (432 incidents). In Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington, it is Violent Crime (1,149 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Basingstoke Rural South recorded 90 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington recorded 286. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Basingstoke Rural South totalled 432 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,149 in Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Basingstoke Rural South recorded 1,098 crimes (now 845, a change of -23%). Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington recorded 2,655 crimes previously (now 2,780, +4.7%).

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 Rural South has a resolution rate of 33.3% and Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington has 25.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Basingstoke Rural South falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington 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 Rural South and Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.