Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britwell Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Watlington , and the 117th highest crime rate of 452 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 Britwell Road (OX49 5JS) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% higher than the Watlington average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britwell Road (OX49 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Cuxham Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cuxham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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