Crime in HP18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
HP18 recorded 58 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 1.58 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 44.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 9.4% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring24.25 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment58 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 9.4% year-on-year
Total Crimes
58Annual Crime Rate
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Within HP18 district
South Oxfordshire
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise Orchard Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Park Road Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Burglary: 1 | 3 |
| Winston Mews Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Arch Grove Map | total: 2 Burglary: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Lambert Road Map | total: 2 Other theft: 2 | 2 |
| Thame Road Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 2 |
| School Close Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 2 |
| Prison Map | total: 2 Drugs: 1 Other crime: 1 | 2 |
| Whinham Green Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: HP18
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in HP18 (44.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.3%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in HP18 has fallen noticeably — by 9.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for HP18 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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