Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Purcell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Marston , and the 209th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purcell Road (OX3 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% higher than the Marston average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purcell Road (OX3 0EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Marston

Crime Over Time in Purcell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeway Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Fairfax Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hugh Allen Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainer Place Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

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.

↑