Police want to identify a man after a woman suffered serious head and facial injuries on Wote Street, Basingstoke, at 2.30am on 12 September. Call 101.

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after a woman was seriously assaulted on Wote Street in Basingstoke town centre. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary published the appeal on Friday 16 October.

The force says it was called at about 2.30am on Saturday 12 September. A woman in her 30s had been assaulted. She suffered serious head and facial injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Who police want to find

The force says officers have carried out “various enquiries” since the report and can now release the image. It describes the man as:

  • white
  • aged between 18 and 30
  • of slim build
  • with dark, short, slicked-back hair

The image is on the force’s appeal page. Police say they believe the man “can help us with our investigation”. They urge him, or anyone who knows who he is, to get in touch.

How to contact police

  • Call 101, or report online through the force’s website.
  • Quote incident number 44260445876.
  • To stay anonymous, call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

In an emergency, always call 999.

Violence on Wote Street in the police figures

Wote Street runs from the Market Place past the Haymarket theatre. Police.uk does not pinpoint where on the street each crime happened.

Police.uk publishes every recorded crime against an approximate “snap point”, not an exact address. In the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, it recorded 47 violence and sexual offences at the point “On or near Wote Street”, according to police.uk’s street-level data. August 2026 is the latest month published. September, when this assault was reported, has not yet been published.

What it means for you

  • Were you in the town centre in the early hours of 12 September? If you saw anything on Wote Street around 2.30am, police want to hear from you, quoting 44260445876.
  • Recognise the man? Look at the image on the force’s appeal page, and call 101 or Crimestoppers if you know who he is. Do not approach him yourself.