Total Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Crescent (OX12 7JD) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Grove North average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Crescent (OX12 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Caudwell Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 6 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 | Other crime | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caudwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caudwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caudwell Close | Under investigation |
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