Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stratfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 203rd highest 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 Stratfield Road (OX2 7BG) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -79.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratfield Road (OX2 7BG), 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 | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stratfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Summerfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Summerfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rogers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Banbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4165 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ewert Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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