Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 63.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Laburnum Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 190th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Way (RG23 8AL) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Sherborne St John & Rooksdown average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Way (RG23 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willoughby Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napoleon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Watson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Napoleon Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napoleon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Public order Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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