Total Crime Rate
211.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlborough Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Road (OX1 4LY) in the last 12 months was 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% higher than the Hinksey Park average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 113.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlborough Road (OX1 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near Edith Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hinksey Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edith Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Summerfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kineton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lake Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lake Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vicarage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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