Crime Rates at Bull Street, Aston, Bampton, OX18 2DS

Bull Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bampton and Clanfield , and the 116th highest 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 Bull Street (OX18 2DS) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% higher than the Bampton and Clanfield average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bull Street (OX18 2DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxwood Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waites Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.