Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saxons Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvescot and Filkins , and the 77th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

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 Saxons Close (GL7 3JD) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Alvescot and Filkins average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxons Close (GL7 3JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Tree Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Gassons (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxons Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rouses Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Gassons Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gassons Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gassons Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Gassons Under investigation
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Data Sources

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