Total Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Botley & Sunningwell , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Way (OX2 9JU) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Botley & Sunningwell average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around West Way (OX2 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Botley & Sunningwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Finmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seacourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Heights | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Heights | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Conifer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacourt Road | Under investigation |
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