Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Croft Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Road (RG23 7LA) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Oakley & The Candovers average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Croft Road (RG23 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Litton Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glamis Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakley & The Candovers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Litton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Litton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glamis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stour Road | Under investigation |
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