Total Crime Rate

643.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

453.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 643.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 453.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 343.3 10/10
  • Public order 96.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Other theft 46.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Raghill Close area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 6th highest crime rate of 574 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 Raghill Close (RG24 9AB) in the last 12 months was 643.3 per 1,000 residents and was 701.1% higher 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 453.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raghill Close (RG24 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sherborne St John & Rooksdown

Crime Over Time in Raghill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priestley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raghill Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Priestley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Priestley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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