Total Crime Rate

243.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Motte area has the 7th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Abingdon Abbey Northcourt , and the 13th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Motte (OX14 3PA) in the last 12 months was 243.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% higher than the Abingdon Abbey Northcourt average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Motte (OX14 3PA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Motte area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stert Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quakers Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quakers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vineyard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thesiger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vintner Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penlon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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