Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Masefield Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Abingdon Caldecott , and the 47th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Masefield Crescent (OX14 5PB) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.4% higher than the Abingdon Caldecott average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Crescent (OX14 5PB), the main crime hotspot is near Drayton Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Masefield Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nash Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chaunterell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Little Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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