Total Crime Rate
39.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Water Eaton Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 118th 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 Water Eaton Road (OX2 7XD) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Water Eaton Road (OX2 7XD), the main crime hotspot is near Wren Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cutteslowe & Sunnymead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldrich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Eaton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Water Eaton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Islip Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Islip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Islip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckler Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Road | — |
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