Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Anthony Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 580 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 St Anthony Road (RG24 9XP) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Sherborne St John & Rooksdown average (82.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Anthony Road (RG24 9XP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Priestley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Catherine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Priestley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestley Road | — |
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