Crime Rate in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead, ward

Cutteslowe & Sunnymead has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 3053rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 588th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cutteslowe & Sunnymead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 88.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.