Overton & North Waltham
Middle areaSouth west Basingstoke and Deane. 8,753 people in 82 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Overton & North Waltham, 42.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Overton & North Waltham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Overton & North Waltham at a rate of 63.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.7 per 1,000 people across Basingstoke and Deane.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 277 |
| Other crime | 99 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Overton & North Waltham compares
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Is Overton & North Waltham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Overton & North Waltham at a rate of 63.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.7 per 1,000 people across Basingstoke and Deane.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Overton & North Waltham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (277), other crime (99) and anti-social behaviour (57).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane
These figures are published for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Basingstoke and Deane and not Overton & North Waltham alone. See Basingstoke and Deane
Overton & North Waltham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Overton & North Waltham was £430,000 in 2025.
Overton & North Waltham had 7,544 usual residents at the census.
In Overton & North Waltham, 42.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Overton & North Waltham, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.