Total Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Road area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (OX15 4AF) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Road (OX15 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hobby Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robins Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Skylark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blossom Field Road | Under investigation |
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