Total Crime Rate
149.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holt Weer Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 91st 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 Holt Weer Close (OX2 8NW) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 170.9% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holt Weer Close (OX2 8NW), 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.
View Crime In Cutteslowe & Sunnymead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennywell Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennywell Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennywell Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tattersalls | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | David Walter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Walter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | David Walter Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckler Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Islip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Islip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Islip Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldrich Road | Under investigation |
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