Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fox Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Lane (RG23 7BB) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Oakley & The Candovers average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox Lane (RG23 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fox Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leamington Court (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fox Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fox Lane | Under investigation |
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