Total Crime Rate
1.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheney Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Churchill , and the lowest crime rate of 426 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 Cheney Lane (OX3 0HS) in the last 12 months was 1.2 per 1,000 residents and was 98.6% lower than the Churchill average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheney Lane (OX3 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cuckoo Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Churchill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsons Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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