Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 152.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hampden Square area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deddington , and the 41st highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

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 Hampden Square (OX25 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 433.4% higher than the Deddington average (28.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1780.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Square (OX25 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near East Castle Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hampden Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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