Crime Rates at Elder Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9RL

Elder Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 44th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elder Road (RG24 9RL) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 113.1% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Road (RG24 9RL), 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.