Total Crime Rate

224.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 224.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Simpson Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norden , and the 30th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Simpson Road (RG21 6AR) in the last 12 months was 224.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.6% higher than the Norden average (104.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simpson Road (RG21 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Winterthur Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simpson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterthur Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Southend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rayleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dextra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dextra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dextra Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sherborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Winterthur Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterthur Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterthur Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterthur Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Winterthur Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterthur Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterthur Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs John Liddell Way Local resolution
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Data Sources

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