Total Crime Rate

204.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 204.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Challenor Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abingdon Caldecott , and the 21st highest crime rate of 428 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 Challenor Close (OX14 5TB) in the last 12 months was 204.4 per 1,000 residents and was 294.4% higher than the Abingdon Caldecott average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Challenor Close (OX14 5TB), the main crime hotspot is near Challenor Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Challenor Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Andersey Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Croasdell Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challenor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challenor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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