Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.1 6/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 199th highest crime rate of 426 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 Lane (OX1 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Hinksey Park average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (OX1 4RQ), 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 Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Summerfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sunningwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wytham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edith Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vicarage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

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