Crime Rate in Forest Hill & Holton, ward

Forest Hill & Holton has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 2914th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 391st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Forest Hill & Holton in the last 12 months was 77.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Forest Hill & Holton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Forest Hill & Holton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Motorway Service Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.