Total Crime Rate
420.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carey Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 21st highest crime rate of 426 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 Carey Close (OX2 8HX) in the last 12 months was 420.3 per 1,000 residents and was 660.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carey Close (OX2 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 25 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Five Mile Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Five Mile Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sheriff'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lakeside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lakeside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lakeside | Local resolution |
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