Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Saunders Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 155th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saunders Way (RG23 7FA) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saunders Way (RG23 7FA), the main crime hotspot is near Orchid Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saunders Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Clover Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hedgerow Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hedgerow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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