Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elsfield Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elsfield Way (OX2 8EW) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elsfield Way (OX2 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Hawksmoor Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elsfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Templar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Walter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riddell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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