Postcode · Carterton
Crime in OX18 3BS
How much crime is recorded in OX18 3BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carterton South
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
OX18 3BSCarterton
How safe is OX18 3BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX18 3BS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX18 3BSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other theft0.74.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.