Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Prewett Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 280th highest 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 Park Prewett Road (RG24 9ND) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 11 cases , up 83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( 57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Prewett Road (RG24 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sherborne St John & Rooksdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barron Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Divot Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbrook Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Knowle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Knowle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairway Road | Under investigation |
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