Total Crime Rate

259.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 259.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 40th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

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 Botley Road (OX2 0HG) in the last 12 months was 259.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Carfax & Jericho average (313.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botley Road (OX2 0HG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Botley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bullstake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bullstake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bullstake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bullstake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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