Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Speckled Wood Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 173rd 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 Speckled Wood Road (RG24 9SR) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Chineham average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speckled Wood Road (RG24 9SR), the main crime hotspot is near Tewkesbury Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Speckled Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Popley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tobago Close —
Apr 2026Public order Pershore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pershore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pershore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Popley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Speckled Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jennings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Carter Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pershore Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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