Total Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Home Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Home Close (OX2 8PT) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Home Close (OX2 8PT), the main crime hotspot is near Watermark Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wolvercote

Crime Over Time in Home Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baynhams Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baynhams Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baynhams Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baynhams Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermark Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermark Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Watermark Way Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑