Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 42nd 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 St Johns Road (OX12 7NW) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher than the Grove North average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 975.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (OX12 7NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Johns Court, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caudwell Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caudwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caudwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Godfreys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Easterfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caudwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Easterfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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