Total Crime Rate

47.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Pensfield area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Benson & Crowmarsh , and the 161st highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pensfield (OX10 6PD) in the last 12 months was 47.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Benson & Crowmarsh average (40.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pensfield (OX10 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Cheneys Piece. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pensfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheneys Piece Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheneys Piece Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheneys Piece Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheneys Piece Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheneys Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Triggs Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Churchfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheneys Piece Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Cheneys Piece Under investigation
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Data Sources

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