Total Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 580 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 This (RG25 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode RG25 2BQ, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waltham Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramsholt Close (1 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 | Ramsholt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ramsholt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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