Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nuffield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Churchill , and the 155th 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 Nuffield Road (OX3 8RF) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nuffield Road (OX3 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Pether Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nuffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkyns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pether Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkyns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Godfrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pether Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pether Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pether Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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