Total Crime Rate
259.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bullstake Close 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 Bullstake Close (OX2 0HN) 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 Bullstake Close (OX2 0HN), the main crime hotspot is near Bullstake Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carfax & Jericho| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brock Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brock Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prestwich Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prestwich Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prestwich Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prestwich Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prestwich Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Riverside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bullstake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bullstake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bullstake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bullstake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brock Grove | Under investigation |
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