Total Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Taverner Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Marston , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Taverner Place (OX3 0LF) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Marston average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Taverner Place (OX3 0LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rylands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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