Total Crime Rate

262.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 262.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • 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

The Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Forest Hill & Holton , and the 6th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South 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 The Avenue (OX33 1YL) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 289.7% higher than the Forest Hill & Holton average (67.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (OX33 1YL), the main crime hotspot is near Miller Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Leyshon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnyside —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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