Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elm Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in North Leigh , and the 116th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Crescent (OX7 3PZ) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher than the North Leigh average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Crescent (OX7 3PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ticknell Piece Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kendal Piece (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Leigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hundley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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