Total Crime Rate

231.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Botley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 40th highest crime rate of 427 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 0HW) in the last 12 months was 231.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Carfax & Jericho average (285.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botley Road (OX2 0HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (10 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
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Data Sources

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