Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Water Eaton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 169th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Eaton Road (OX2 7XD) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Eaton Road (OX2 7XD), the main crime hotspot is near Water Eaton Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Eaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Water Eaton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Water Eaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Islip 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Eaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Eaton Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Water Eaton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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