Postcode · Carterton
Crime in OX18 3LU
How much crime is recorded in OX18 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carterton North
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,525 (2024)
OX18 3LUCarterton
How safe is OX18 3LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX18 3LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary4.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.