Total Crime Rate
97.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Field area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Forest Hill & Holton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Field (OX44 7PY) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Forest Hill & Holton average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Field (OX44 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Field, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warren View (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Forest Hill & Holton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Old Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warren View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chiltern View | Under investigation |
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