Crime Rate in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown, ward

Sherborne St John & Rooksdown has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Basingstoke and Deane district and the 2544th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 336th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher than the Basingstoke and Deane district average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sherborne St John & Rooksdown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 623 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 88.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 753 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sherborne St John & Rooksdown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Graphite Close. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.