Total Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acland Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Churchill , and the 99th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Acland Close (OX3 7XE) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% higher than the Churchill average (90.0 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acland Close (OX3 7XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roosevelt Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Demesne Furze (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roosevelt Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Demesne Furze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grays Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roosevelt Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Avenue | — |
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