Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 225.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Venables Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Venables Close (OX2 6DS) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venables Close (OX2 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blomfield Place, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longworth Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Venables Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tackley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Well Road —
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Data Sources

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