Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • 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
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merton Court area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Eynsham and Cassington , and the 29th highest crime rate of 352 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 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 126.9% higher than the Eynsham and Cassington average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 232.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Court (OX29 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near Merton Court. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willows Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Blakeman Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeman Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeman Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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