Total Crime Rate
27.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grays Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Churchill , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grays Road (OX3 7QB) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower 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 6 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grays Road (OX3 7QB), 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.
View Crime In Churchill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonor Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gipsy Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardwell Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grays Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grays Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B4495 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Lane | Under investigation |
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