Total Crime Rate

142.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Riverside Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 101st highest 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 Riverside Road (OX2 0HT) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Road (OX2 0HT), 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 Riverside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bullstake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Botley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Botley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Botley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Riverside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverside 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bullstake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bullstake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bullstake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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