Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Road 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 Mill Road (RG24 9SN) 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 Mill Road (RG24 9SN), 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 | Other crime | Napoleon Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harness Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Divot Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Knowle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spoonwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Prewett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Knowle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park Prewett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napoleon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbrook Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napoleon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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