Crime Rates at West St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BL

West St Helen Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Abingdon Abbey Northcourt , and the 4th 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 West St Helen Street (OX14 5BL) in the last 12 months was 506.8 per 1,000 residents and was 306.6% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 253.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West St Helen Street (OX14 5BL), 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.