Crime Rates at Botley Road, Oxford, OX2 0BU

Botley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

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 Botley Road (OX2 0BU) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Carfax & Jericho average (285.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botley Road (OX2 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Botley Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.