Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Islip Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 427 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 Islip Road (OX2 7LY) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islip Road (OX2 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Elsfield Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Islip Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prior'S Forge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Islip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grimbly Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Walter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4165 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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