Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 131st 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 High Street (RG25 3HA) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (RG25 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Battens Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Battens Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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