Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 68.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vicarage Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 213th highest 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 Vicarage Road (OX1 4RD) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Hinksey Park average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (OX1 4RD), 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 Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Green Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lake Street —
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
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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