Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bear Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Stonesfield and Tackley , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bear Close (OX20 1JS) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Stonesfield and Tackley average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bear Close (OX20 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bear Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A44 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A44 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glyme Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockpit Close —
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Data Sources

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