Total Crime Rate
2.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakthorpe Road area has the lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakthorpe Road (OX2 7BE) in the last 12 months was 2.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakthorpe Road (OX2 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cutteslowe & Sunnymead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ewert Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rogers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stratfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4165 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Banbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Summerfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Summerfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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