Total Crime Rate
228.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025John Liddell Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norden , and the 28th highest crime rate of 580 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 John Liddell Way (RG21 6BG) in the last 12 months was 228.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Norden average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 163.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around John Liddell Way (RG21 6BG), the main crime hotspot is near Winterthur Way. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Liddell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Liddell Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Liddell Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Liddell Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | John Liddell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Liddell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Liddell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Liddell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fullbrook Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Liddell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Liddell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Liddell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southend Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winterthur Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winterthur Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winterthur Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Welton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Welton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Strong Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Simpson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robertson Way | β |
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