Crime Rate in Abingdon Caldecott, ward

Abingdon Caldecott has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of White Horse district and the 2770th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 529th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abingdon Caldecott in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Vale of White Horse district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abingdon Caldecott’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abingdon Caldecott ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Challenor Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.