Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Vitellius Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 171st 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 Vitellius Gardens (RG24 9SG) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vitellius Gardens (RG24 9SG), 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

Crime Over Time in Vitellius Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barron Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbrook Crescent
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Divot Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.