Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Botley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 426 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 0BX) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Carfax & Jericho average (313.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

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 ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botley Road (OX2 0BX), the main crime hotspot is near Botley Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Botley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Botley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Botley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Prestwich Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prestwich Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prestwich Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Prestwich Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prestwich Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Riverside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Botley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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