Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burford Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvescot and Filkins , and the 11th highest crime rate of 354 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 3NR) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 200.3% higher than the Alvescot and Filkins average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burford Road (OX18 3NR), the main crime hotspot is near Godwin Row. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Burford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilkenny Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Archer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellenger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godwin Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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