Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.3 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 147.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lawrence Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 59th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Close (RG24 9DP) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 206.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Close (RG24 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lindisfarne Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chineham Park Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlowe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tortuga Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tortuga Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rossetti Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lundy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascension Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne Close
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 2026Shoplifting Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lundy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lundy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lundy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chineham Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gilbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chineham Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitcairn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cayman Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cayman Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cayman Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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