Total Crime Rate

238.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 238.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Churchill , and the 39th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nuffield Road (OX3 8RR) in the last 12 months was 238.1 per 1,000 residents and was 164.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 112.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nuffield Road (OX3 8RR), 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pether Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkyns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Steel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Wood Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Three Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Fields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leiden Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pether Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pether Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Godfrey Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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