Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sheepwash Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 65th highest crime rate of 580 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 Sheepwash Court (RG24 9GW) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepwash Court (RG24 9GW), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwood Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheepwash Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napoleon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepwash Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheepwash Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harness Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinney Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spinney Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hazelwood Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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