Crime Rates at Boults Close, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0PP

Boults Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Marston , and the 131st highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

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 Boults Close (OX3 0PP) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.7% higher than the Marston average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boults Close (OX3 0PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raymund Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.