Total Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Watertower Way area has the lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watertower Way (RG24 9RF) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Watertower Way (RG24 9RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunwood Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watertower Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worldham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Divot Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Barn Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Barn Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harness Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbrook Crescent —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Prewett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Prewett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Knowle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knowle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowle Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spoonwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Barn Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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