Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shelley Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 130th 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 Shelley Close (RG24 9DA) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher than the Chineham average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 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 16 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelley Close (RG24 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Len Smart Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Popley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wordsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Len Smart Court | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chineham Park Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chineham Park Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rossetti Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forsythia Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forsythia Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourdillon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourdillon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourdillon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourdillon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlowe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dryden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Len Smart Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forsythia Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Len Smart Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cherry Tree Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Len Smart Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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