Crap Towns / Hook / Crime

How much crime is there in Hook?

The police recorded 42.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hook from September 2023 to August 2026, 44% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 19.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 38.3, down from 42.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	42.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	47.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	38.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	19.9	34.1
Vehicle crime	4.2	3.8
Other theft	3.8	5.4
Shoplifting	3.3	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	3.2	7.0
Public order	3.2	6.6
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	less than 0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Basingstoke	10.5 km	80.0
Farnborough	13.0 km	71.8
Shinfield	13.8 km	61.1
Hook	–	42.6
Fleet	8.2 km	41.4
Blackwater	12.6 km	40.7
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross	12.4 km	37.6
Yateley	10.2 km	35.9
Weybourne	13.0 km	33.1
Odiham	3.6 km	31.0
Sandhurst	14.0 km	30.5
The typical town	–	76.2