Total Crime Rate
114.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheltenham Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvescot and Filkins , and the 31st 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 Cheltenham Road (OX18 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 151.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheltenham Road (OX18 4PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Burford Mews. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 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 | Burford Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burford Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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