Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 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 11.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cavendish Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 16th 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 Cavendish Road (OX2 7TW) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (OX2 7TW), the main crime hotspot is near Hawksmoor Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Walter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4165 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grimbly Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prior'S Forge Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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