Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennywell Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 205th highest 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 Pennywell Drive (OX2 8NB) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennywell Drive (OX2 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Elsfield Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Templar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsfield Way 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennywell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennywell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prior'S Forge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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