Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Candytuft Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Blewbury & Harwell , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Candytuft Way (OX11 6FJ) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Candytuft Way (OX11 6FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blewbury & Harwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Candytuft Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Candytuft Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenwood Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Way | — |
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