Crime Rates at Fords Close, Horspath, Oxford, OX33 1RX

Fords Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Garsington & Horspath , and the 113th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fords Close (OX33 1RX) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher than the Garsington & Horspath average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fords Close (OX33 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butts Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.