Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Corfe Walk area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Corfe Walk (RG23 8ED) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corfe Walk (RG23 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Corfe Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ludlow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blackthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winklebury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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