Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oceana Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hatch Warren & Beggarwood , and the 117th highest crime rate of 580 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 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 128.8% higher than the Hatch Warren & Beggarwood average (43.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oceana Crescent (RG22 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near Blunt Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Terry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Terry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blunt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Squirrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Squirrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Squirrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oceana Crescent | Under investigation |
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