Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chestnut Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Blewbury & Harwell , and the 106th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

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 Chestnut Drive (OX11 6DP) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Blewbury & Harwell average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Drive (OX11 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottongrass Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mistletoe Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mezereon Spur Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blissett Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottongrass Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Arch Under investigation
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Data Sources

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