Total Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caudwell Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 135th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Caudwell Close (OX12 7LT) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 12 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caudwell Close (OX12 7LT), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Millbrook Square | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Main Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cherry Tree Close | Under investigation |
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