Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kerchers Field area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kerchers Field (RG25 3JS) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kerchers Field (RG25 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poultons Close (5 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 | Poultons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poultons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poultons Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crawts Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dellands | Under investigation |
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