Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 40.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Litton Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 95th highest crime rate of 574 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 Litton Gardens (RG23 7JS) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% 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 Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litton Gardens (RG23 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Glamis Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Litton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mull Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mull Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aviemore Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glamis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glamis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Litton Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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