Total Crime Rate
85.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hedgerow Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 141st highest crime rate of 580 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 Hedgerow Close (RG23 7FT) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hedgerow Close (RG23 7FT), the main crime hotspot is near The Coach Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oakley & The Candovers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Coach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Coach Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedgerow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blue Hut Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Hut Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Hut Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Saunders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Coach Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Coach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Coach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hedgerow Close | Under investigation |
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