Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 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

East St Helen Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Abingdon Abbey Northcourt , and the 34th highest crime rate of 422 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 East St Helen Street (OX14 5ED) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East St Helen Street (OX14 5ED), 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.

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Crime Over Time in East St Helen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Helen'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Helen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regal Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Saint Helen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Saint Helen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Saint Helen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Station Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turnagain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Paddock Under investigation

Data Sources

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