Total Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rose Hodson Place area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 255th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Hodson Place (RG23 8DN) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Sherborne St John & Rooksdown average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rose Hodson Place (RG23 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claudius Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sherborne St John & Rooksdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Firs Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Julius Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Napoleon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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