Total Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Briar Thicket area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Stonesfield and Tackley , and the 123rd highest 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 Briar Thicket (OX20 1NT) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher than the Stonesfield and Tackley average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Briar Thicket (OX20 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Hedge End. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boundary Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Glovers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylors Close | Under investigation |
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