Total Crime Rate
106.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oak Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brookvale & Kings Furlong , and the 108th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Close (RG21 4PF) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Brookvale & Kings Furlong average (236.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Close (RG21 4PF), the main crime hotspot is near Old Common Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brookvale & Kings Furlong| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hogarth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hogarth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lime Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Severn Way | Under investigation |
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