Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abingdon Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abingdon Road (OX1 4PR) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Hinksey Park average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abingdon Road (OX1 4PR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Abingdon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Green Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilswell Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lake Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hodges Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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