Total Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Saffron Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Carterton North East , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

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 Saffron Crescent (OX18 1LD) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Carterton North East average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saffron Crescent (OX18 1LD), 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 Saffron Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sorrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks 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 Blackthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stocks Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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