Total Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Braemar Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 9th 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 Braemar Drive (RG23 7LX) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Braemar Drive (RG23 7LX), the main crime hotspot is near Church Acre. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 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 | 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 | Church Acre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Acre | — |
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