Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barron Place area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barron Place (RG24 9JS) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Sherborne St John & Rooksdown average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barron Place (RG24 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knowle Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claudius Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barron Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barron Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowle Road
Apr 2026Public order Knowle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Knowle Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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