Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Pest Houses area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Stonesfield and Tackley , and the 100th 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 Pest Houses (OX20 1QL) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pest Houses (OX20 1QL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Pest Houses area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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