Total Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holland Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Churchill , and the 135th 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 Holland Place (OX3 8QT) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Churchill average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holland Place (OX3 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pether Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peat Moors (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Churchill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stubbs Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Slade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Leiden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joan Lawrence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pether Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pether Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pether Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pether Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkyns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | David Steel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peat Moors | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Benson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peat Moors | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stubbs Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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