Total Crime Rate

194.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 50.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Churchill , and the 57th 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 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 194.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.2% higher than the Churchill average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (OX3 7JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Harcourt Terrace. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bickerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stapleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bickerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Brambles Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonor Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Latimer Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardwell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Finch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Finch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Finch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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