Basingstoke West vs Sandown and Lake

Basingstoke West has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,487 crimes in the last 12 months. Sandown and Lake has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,333 crimes. Sandown and Lake scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Basingstoke West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sandown and Lake shows -15.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Basingstoke West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,219 incidents). In Sandown and Lake, it is Violent Crime (517 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Basingstoke West recorded 286 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sandown and Lake recorded 204. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Basingstoke West totalled 1,219 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 517 in Sandown and Lake. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Basingstoke West recorded 2,657 crimes (now 2,487, a change of -6.4%). Sandown and Lake recorded 1,583 crimes previously (now 1,333, -15.8%).

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 West has a resolution rate of 28.9% and Sandown and Lake has 19.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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