Total Crime Rate

166.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 166.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Other theft 46.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Blewbury & Harwell , and the 24th 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 High Street (OX14 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 166.4 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% higher than the Blewbury & Harwell average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (OX14 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Drive. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Western Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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