Basingstoke West vs Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill

Basingstoke West has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,311 crimes in the last 12 months. Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill has a safety score of 76/100 (Safe) with 302 crimes. Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Basingstoke West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -15% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill shows -9% (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 (1,147 incidents). In Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill, it is Violent Crime (131 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Basingstoke West recorded 264 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill recorded 36. 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 1,147 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 131 in Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill. 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 2,720 crimes (now 2,311, a change of -15%). Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill recorded 332 crimes previously (now 302, -9%).

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 22.4% and Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill has 15.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Basingstoke West falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill is covered by Surrey Police. 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 Sandy Hill, Upper Hale, Dippenhall & Folly Hill. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.