Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 59.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 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

Frethern Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvescot and Filkins , and the 104th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frethern Close (OX18 4NY) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Alvescot and Filkins average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frethern Close (OX18 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Burford Mews. Police recorded 13 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 Frethern Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burford Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A40 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A40 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheatle Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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