Total Crime Rate
289.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dominica Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 20th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dominica Close (RG24 9PG) in the last 12 months was 289.8 per 1,000 residents and was 500.8% higher than the Chineham average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dominica Close (RG24 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montserrat Place, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malta Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Popley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montserrat Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Falkland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bermuda Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gilbert Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Anglesey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Anglesey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bermuda Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Malta Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bermuda Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carpenter'S Down | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carpenter'S Down | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bermuda Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montserrat Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Montserrat Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Montserrat Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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