Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Shelley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Len Smart Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chineham Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chineham Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rossetti Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forsythia Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourdillon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourdillon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourdillon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bourdillon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlowe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Len Smart Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Len Smart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Len Smart Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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