Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Letcombe Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 109th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Letcombe Hill (OX12 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% higher than the Ridgeway average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Letcombe Hill (OX12 9RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hamilton Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Letcombe Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sarajac Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs High View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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