Crime Rate in South Ham, ward

South Ham has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Basingstoke and Deane district and the 1542nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 176th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Ham in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher than the Basingstoke and Deane district average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Ham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 488 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 619 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Ham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.