Total Crime Rate

157.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 157.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Godstow Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 81st 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 Godstow Road (OX2 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 185.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godstow Road (OX2 8PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watermark Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Godstow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Clifford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elmthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watermark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godstow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Godstow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watermark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynhams Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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