Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Kennington Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Botley & Sunningwell , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

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 Kennington Road (OX1 5NZ) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Botley & Sunningwell average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Kennington Road (OX1 5NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kennington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Burglary Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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