Total Crime Rate

316.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 316.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Other theft 54.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.1 10/10
  • Other crime 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
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

Old Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Churchill , and the 34th highest crime rate of 426 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 Old Road (OX3 7JY) in the last 12 months was 316.1 per 1,000 residents and was 245.5% higher than the Churchill average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (OX3 7JY), the main crime hotspot is near Gipsy Lane. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Finch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonor Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Finch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Finch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Grays Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardwell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grays Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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