Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oxford Way area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 204th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Way (RG24 9FP) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Chineham average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Way (RG24 9FP), the main crime hotspot is near Wantage Place. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wantage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wantage Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wantage Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wantage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wantage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fountains Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountains Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kidlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fountains Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Carter Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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