Crime Rates at King Street, Abingdon, OX14 5GB

King Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Abingdon Caldecott , and the 103rd lowest 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 King Street (OX14 5GB) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (OX14 5GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hyde, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longfellow Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.