Total Crime Rate
72.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Benson & Crowmarsh , and the 79th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South 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 The Street (OX10 8EF) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% higher than the Benson & Crowmarsh average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Street (OX10 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near French Gardens. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Benson & Crowmarsh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | French Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | French Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | French Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | French Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | French Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | French Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | French Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | French Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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