Total Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Cleave area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Blewbury & Harwell , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
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 The Cleave (OX11 0EN) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Blewbury & Harwell average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Cleave (OX11 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Park, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blewbury & Harwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Place | Under investigation |
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