Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
RG24 · Hampshire
248
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
RG45 · Wokingham
54
crimes in April 2026
Below national average
Wokingham Without has less crime — 54 vs 248 incidents in April 2026.
Basingstoke recorded substantially more crime than Wokingham Without in April 2026 — 248 incidents compared to 54, a 4.6x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Basingstoke records significantly more (97 vs 25 incidents). Basingstoke sits above the national average for recorded crime while Wokingham Without is below — a significant gap for anyone weighing up the two.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Wokingham Without recorded fewer crimes than Basingstoke — 54 vs 248 incidents. That is 78% fewer crimes. Wokingham Without is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Basingstoke recorded 97 incidents of this type vs 25 in Wokingham Without. Overall, Wokingham Without had fewer total crimes (54 vs 248).