Crap Towns / Basingstoke / Crime

How much crime is there in Basingstoke?

The police recorded 80.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Basingstoke from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 39.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 78.3, up from 77.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	77.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	84.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	78.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	39.1	34.1
Public order	7.8	6.6
Shoplifting	7.0	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.9	7.0
Other theft	5.4	5.4
Burglary	3.2	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.2	3.8
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Basingstoke	–	80.0
Alton	15.4 km	59.9
Thatcham	18.1 km	55.8
Burghfield Common	14.8 km	51.4
Hook	10.5 km	42.6
Whitchurch	16.7 km	40.4
Tadley	10.8 km	39.2
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross	17.2 km	37.6
Oakley	5.4 km	33.2
Odiham	11.2 km	31.0
Four Marks	17.8 km	28.4
The typical town	–	76.2