Basingstoke Rural West vs Hayling Island

Basingstoke Rural West has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 814 crimes in the last 12 months. Hayling Island has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 1,029 crimes. Hayling Island scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Basingstoke Rural West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -27.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hayling Island shows -13.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Basingstoke Rural West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (346 incidents). In Hayling Island, it is Violent Crime (510 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Basingstoke Rural West recorded 115 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hayling Island recorded 97. 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 West totalled 346 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 510 in Hayling Island. 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 West recorded 1,128 crimes (now 814, a change of -27.8%). Hayling Island recorded 1,191 crimes previously (now 1,029, -13.6%).

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 West has a resolution rate of 0% and Hayling Island has 40%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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