Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linkside Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Linkside Avenue (OX2 8JB) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linkside Avenue (OX2 8JB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Linkside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Five Mile Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lakeside Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Five Mile Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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