Total Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Botley Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Botley Road (OX2 0HA) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Botley Road (OX2 0HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carfax & Jericho| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bullstake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bullstake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bullstake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brock Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brock Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bullstake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brock Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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