Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lilac Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Carterton North East , and the 129th highest crime rate of 352 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 Lilac Way (OX18 1JH) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% higher than the Carterton North East average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Way (OX18 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sorrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stocks Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thornhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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