Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waltham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Oakley & The Candovers , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waltham Road (RG25 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Road (RG25 3NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Oakley & The Candovers

Crime Over Time in Waltham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Two Gate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sprent'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Drugs Waltham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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