Total Crime Rate
109.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Breakspear Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 51st 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 Breakspear Close (OX12 7FS) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Breakspear Close (OX12 7FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collingbourn Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Breakspear Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Piece | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Massey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prior Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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