Total Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oceana Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hatch Warren & Beggarwood , and the 69th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oceana Crescent (RG22 4FE) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.0% higher than the Hatch Warren & Beggarwood average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oceana Crescent (RG22 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near Squirrel Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatch Warren & Beggarwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stableford View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Squirrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Squirrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blunt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blunt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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