Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • 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 · 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 5th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 427 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 Islip Road (OX2 7SP) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islip Road (OX2 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Eaton Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elsfield Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Islip Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Water Eaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Water Eaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Water Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Water Eaton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Eaton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Islip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grimbly Place 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
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Data Sources

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