Total Crime Rate

82.5 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 82.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ely Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abingdon Caldecott , and the 69th highest crime rate of 428 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 Ely Close (OX14 5PU) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Abingdon Caldecott average (51.8 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ely Close (OX14 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 18 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 Ely Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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