Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Peters Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 62nd 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 St Peters Road (OX2 8BN) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Road (OX2 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ulfgar Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bladon Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheriff'S Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ulfgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ulfgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ulfgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Peter'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pixey Place | Under investigation |
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