Crime Rate in Oakley & The Candovers, ward

Oakley & The Candovers has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Basingstoke and Deane district and the 3224th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 623rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oakley & The Candovers in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Basingstoke and Deane district average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oakley & The Candovers’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 253 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 293 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oakley & The Candovers ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Coach Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.