Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brizewood area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Carterton North East , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brizewood (OX18 1DF) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Carterton North East average (35.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brizewood (OX18 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heather Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinder Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bracken Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinder Way | Under investigation |
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