Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Morris Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abingdon Caldecott , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Morris Road (OX14 5HN) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Abingdon Caldecott average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Morris Road (OX14 5HN), the main crime hotspot is near Reynolds Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Morris Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Road —
Sep 2025Burglary St Helen'S Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Helen'S Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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