Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 132.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Finmore Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Botley & Sunningwell , and the 37th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

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 Finmore Road (OX2 9AE) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 191.6% higher than the Botley & Sunningwell average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finmore Road (OX2 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Montagu Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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