Total Crime Rate
127.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fen Violet Drive 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 Fen Violet Drive (OX11 6FZ) 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 Fen Violet Drive (OX11 6FZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottongrass Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mezereon Spur | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Arch | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottongrass Road | Under investigation |
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