Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 265th 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 Hawthorn Way (RG23 8NH) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Way (RG23 8NH), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hazelwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napoleon Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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