Total Crime Rate

506.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

253.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 506.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 253.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.4 9/10
  • Public order 71.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 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

St Helens Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Abingdon Abbey Northcourt , and the 4th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Mews (OX14 5SA) in the last 12 months was 506.8 per 1,000 residents and was 306.6% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 253.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Mews (OX14 5SA), 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 St Helens Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
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 High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turnagain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Station Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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