Crime Rate in Deddington, ward

Deddington has the lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Cherwell district and the 608th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 69th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Deddington in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Cherwell district average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Deddington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Deddington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near South Side, with 12 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around High Street (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.