Total Crime Rate

168.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Canning Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 65th 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 Canning Crescent (OX1 4XA) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Crescent (OX1 4XA), the main crime hotspot is near Bertie Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canning Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bertie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gordon Woodward Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egrove Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertie Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Weirs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canning Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bertie Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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