Total Crime Rate

655.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

370.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 655.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 370.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.2 10/10
  • Drugs 102.8 10/10
  • Public order 92.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.6 7/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Willow Brook area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Abingdon Abbey Northcourt , and the 3rd 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 Willow Brook (OX14 1UL) in the last 12 months was 655.5 per 1,000 residents and was 426.0% higher than the Abingdon Abbey Northcourt average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 144 (≈ 370.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Brook (OX14 1UL), the main crime hotspot is near Thornley Close. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Brook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ock Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ock Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckles Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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