Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Romsey Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 138th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romsey Close (RG24 9HB) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% higher than the Chineham average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Close (RG24 9HB), the main crime hotspot is near Glastonbury Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romsey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faringdon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fountains Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fountains Close
Sep 2025Public order Fountains Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fountains Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Allen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringway North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringway North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringway North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Glastonbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Allen Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Allen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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