Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 115.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Oakridge Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norden , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakridge Road (RG21 5QA) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Norden average (104.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakridge Road (RG21 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browning Close, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Len Smart Court (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Norden

Crime Over Time in Oakridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Len Smart Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pemerton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bennet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bennet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennet Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Len Smart Court —
Apr 2026Public order Len Smart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Len Smart Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baynard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlowe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lewis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gregory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewis Close —
Apr 2026Public order Rossetti Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forsythia Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jefferson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Browning Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Browning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 32

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑