Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Valentia Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Churchill , and the 86th highest crime rate of 427 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 Valentia Road (OX3 7PP) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher than the Churchill average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentia Road (OX3 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Gipsy Lane. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valentia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Harcourt Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harcourt Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Demesne Furze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gipsy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gipsy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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