Total Crime Rate
95.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farmstead Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 59th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farmstead Close (OX12 0BD) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Grove North average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farmstead Close (OX12 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millbrook Square, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Firs (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawksworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brunel Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Millbrook Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Maples | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steptoe Close | — |
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