Total Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lovell Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ducklington , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lovell Close (OX29 0SA) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Ducklington average (48.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lovell Close (OX29 0SA), the main crime hotspot is near Bowles Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holloway Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bowles Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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