Total Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 17.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highland Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 574 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 Highland Drive (RG23 7LY) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Oakley & The Candovers average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Drive (RG23 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Church Acre. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mull Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glamis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Litton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glamis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mull Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aviemore Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Acre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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