Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 62.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennywell Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 426 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 Pennywell Drive (OX2 8NB) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennywell Drive (OX2 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Elsfield Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennywell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennywell Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennywell Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennywell Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime David Walter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft David Walter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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