Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carlton Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 134th 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 Carlton Road (OX2 7RZ) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Road (OX2 7RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hawksmoor Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime David Walter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Paddox Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Riddell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hernes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Sep 2025Other theft David Walter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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