Total Crime Rate
219.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blue Hut Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 31st 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 Blue Hut Way (RG23 7FZ) in the last 12 months was 219.6 per 1,000 residents and was 282.8% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 155.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 124.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blue Hut Way (RG23 7FZ), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Herriard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blue Hut Way | 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 | Other theft | Terry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Terry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blunt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herriard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Coach Road | — |
| 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 | Candover Court | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Coach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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