Total Crime Rate

325.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 325.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.2 10/10
  • Public order 42.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Black Bourton Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Carterton South , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Bourton Road (OX18 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 325.2 per 1,000 residents and was 424.6% higher than the Carterton South average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 153.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Bourton Road (OX18 3DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Black Bourton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butlers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Bourton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hollybush Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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