Total Crime Rate
153.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Millway Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 85th 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 Millway Close (OX2 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 178.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millway Close (OX2 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheriff'S Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Peter'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pixey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goose Green Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goose Green Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goose Green Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goose Green Close | Under investigation |
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