Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mortimer Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Marston , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mortimer Drive (OX3 0RU) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% higher than the Marston average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Drive (OX3 0RU), the main crime hotspot is near Raymund Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mortimer Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fairfax Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cromwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymund Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymund Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlington Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Fane Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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