Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 127.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pennyroyal Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Blewbury & Harwell , and the 41st highest crime rate of 422 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 Pennyroyal Place (OX11 6FY) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% higher than the Blewbury & Harwell average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennyroyal Place (OX11 6FY), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pennyroyal Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottongrass Road Under investigation
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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