Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakthorpe Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Oakthorpe Road (OX2 7UP) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakthorpe Road (OX2 7UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ewert Place, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cutteslowe & Sunnymead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Banbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryder Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stratfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ewert Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4165 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rogers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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