Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sims Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 68th 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 Sims Gardens (OX12 7LF) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 425.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sims Gardens (OX12 7LF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Sims Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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