Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 35.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hayward Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hayward Road (OX2 8LN) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayward Road (OX2 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawksmoor Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hayward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riddell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Walter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Templar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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