Total Crime Rate
120.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burford Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvescot and Filkins , and the 28th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
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 Burford Road (OX18 3NN) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 165.5% higher than the Alvescot and Filkins average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burford Road (OX18 3NN), the main crime hotspot is near Godwin Row. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alvescot and Filkins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Godwin Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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