Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hawkes Close area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Garsington & Horspath , and the 69th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkes Close (OX3 8GF) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.3% higher than the Garsington & Horspath average (36.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkes Close (OX3 8GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bursill Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Routh Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bursill Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Colwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waynflete Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Burlington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bursill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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