Total Crime Rate

176.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 176.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fox Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 66th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Crescent (OX1 4UX) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Crescent (OX1 4UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bertie Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peel Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weirs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weirs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weirs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leander Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Isis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fox Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Woodward Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weirs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weirs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bertie Place
Apr 2026Public order Bertie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bertie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bertie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertie Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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