Crime Rate in Norden, ward

Norden has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Basingstoke and Deane district and the 1359th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 157th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Norden in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% higher than the Basingstoke and Deane district average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Norden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 619 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 154.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 751 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Norden ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near John Liddell Way, with 42 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Len Smart Court (31 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.