Basingstoke Centre — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
The town centre beat comprises of Eastrop, BlackDam and the Town Centre. Festival Place is one of the largest in-town shopping centres in England. There are over 160 shops including Marks and Spencers, BHS and Debenhams. Festival Square is the restaurant area and it also has a Vue Cinema and is linked to the bus station. There is a large nightclub at the southern end of the bus station. The Malls dates back to the 1960s and has not changed much. Since Allders closed and Festival Place opened it continued to decline. However, Primark has since opened boosting foot traffic. The Top of Town is the original town centre, and dates back to the 1830s. It is a lot quieter than the newer shopping centre, consisting mainly of pubs, eateries, banks and estate agents. It still has a weekly farmers market every Wednesday. There are three residential areas, Church Square, Crown Heights and Victory Hill, two churches, a mainline railway and a few large organisation''s.
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
309 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (288): ▲ 21 (7%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences116 · 38%
- Public order39 · 13%
- Shoplifting36 · 12%
- Anti-social behaviour33 · 11%
- Other theft18 · 6%
- Burglary16 · 5%
- Criminal damage and arson15 · 5%
- Vehicle crime11 · 4%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
262 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified103 · 39%
- Unable to prosecute suspect94 · 36%
- Awaiting court outcome29 · 11%
- Local resolution15 · 6%
- Offender given a caution13 · 5%
- Formal action is not in the public interest3 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
ASB
To tackle the town Centre and urban ASB & Associated street based criminality.
Set: 2026-05-01
Violence
Improve feelings of safety amongst female employees and visitors, within retail/business community and leaving work – linked to winter months & night time economy.
Set: 2026-05-01
Rural Crime
Tackling rural anti-social behaviour across known hotspots, superficially focused on the seasonal trends affecting communities and landowners
Set: 2026-05-01
Team locations
- Northern Police Investigation Centre (station)Northern Police Investigation Centre Jays Close Viables Business Park Basingstoke, RG22 4BS
Nearby teams in Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary
- Basingstoke North
- Basingstoke West
- Basingstoke South
- Basingstoke East
- Basingstoke Rural East
- Basingstoke Rural South
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.