Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 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 22.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Well Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 144th lowest 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 Well Close (RG25 2DF) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Close (RG25 2DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramsholt Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coldharbour (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Well Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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