Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merton Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Eynsham and Cassington , and the 58th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

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 Merton Court (OX29 4FE) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% higher than the Eynsham and Cassington average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Court (OX29 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near Merton Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Merton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saywell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clover Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clover Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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