Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Lane (OX12 7PY) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Grove North average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Lane (OX12 7PY), 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 | Millbrook Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Piece | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Millbrook Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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