Total Crime Rate

398.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 398.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchid Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 11th 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 Orchid Road (RG23 7FR) in the last 12 months was 398.9 per 1,000 residents and was 595.4% higher than the Oakley & The Candovers average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 258.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchid Road (RG23 7FR), the main crime hotspot is near Orchid Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchid Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchid Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchid Road —
Sep 2025Public order Saunders Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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