Total Crime Rate
69.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ladywell Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in North Leigh , and the 81st highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ladywell Close (OX29 6RL) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% higher than the North Leigh average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ladywell Close (OX29 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodside, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Leigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ladywell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ladywell Close | Under investigation |
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