Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wolsey Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 196th 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 Wolsey Road (OX2 7SZ) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolsey Road (OX2 7SZ), 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 Wolsey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Water Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Water Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennywell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennywell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grimbly Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Water Eaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prior'S Forge Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Under investigation
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 2026Bicycle theft Water Eaton Road Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Walter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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