Total Crime Rate

47.8 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 47.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Bracken Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Carterton North East , and the 133rd 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 Bracken Close (OX18 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Close (OX18 1TQ), 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 Bracken Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bonham Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bonham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stocks Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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