Total Crime Rate
325.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
153.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wycombe Way 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 Wycombe Way (OX18 3TT) 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 Wycombe Way (OX18 3TT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butlers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Bourton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollybush Road | Under investigation |
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