Total Crime Rate

1285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1285.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 664.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 250.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.1 10/10
  • Public order 107.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gentian Mews area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Blewbury & Harwell , and the 2nd 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 Gentian Mews (OX11 6GR) in the last 12 months was 1285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1775.6% higher than the Blewbury & Harwell average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 385.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gentian Mews (OX11 6GR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gentian Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candytuft Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Public order Sir Chetwode Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir Chetwode Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornsby Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Candytuft Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Road —
Sep 2025Public order Cherry Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Poplars Under investigation
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Data Sources

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