Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rippington Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Marston , and the 198th highest crime rate of 427 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 Rippington Drive (OX3 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rippington Drive (OX3 0RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rippington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Raymund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Purcell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purcell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fane Road —
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Data Sources

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