Total Crime Rate
114.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oban Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 98th 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 Oban Close (RG23 7NF) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oban Close (RG23 7NF), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Acre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Litton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glamis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Acre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Litton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Close | Under investigation |
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