Total Crime Rate
243.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hunters Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 12th 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 Hunters Close (OX12 0PX) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 306.6% higher than the Grove North average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hunters Close (OX12 0PX), the main crime hotspot is near Dakota Drive. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grove North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dakota Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dakota Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Close | Under investigation |
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