Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 17.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Islip Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Islip Road (OX2 7SP) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islip Road (OX2 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near Elsfield Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islip Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tattersalls Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Eaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Eaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Islip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Islip Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldrich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hernes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Buckler Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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