Total Crime Rate
408.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitehouse Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 22nd 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 Whitehouse Road (OX1 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 408.5 per 1,000 residents and was 279.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 232.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehouse Road (OX1 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Long Ford Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 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 | Public order | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shire Lake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Ford Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Ford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Long Ford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Long Ford Close | 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 | Public order | Edith Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shire Lake Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shire Lake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shire Lake Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kineton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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