Crime Rates at River View Terrace, Abingdon, OX14 5AE

River View Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Abingdon Caldecott , and the 130th highest 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 River View Terrace (OX14 5AE) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Abingdon Caldecott average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River View Terrace (OX14 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.