Total Crime Rate

156.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 40th highest crime rate of 484 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 156.2 per 1,000 residents and was 463.7% higher than the Deddington average (27.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2080.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Square (OX25 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near East Castle Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hampden Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampden Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampden Square —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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