Total Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Marston , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 427 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 Church Lane (OX3 0PT) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Marston average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (OX3 0PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumberlege Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harlow Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cannons Field Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberlege Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberlege Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Hart Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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