Crime Rates at Kenilworth Avenue, Oxford, OX4 2AN

Kenilworth Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 113th 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 Kenilworth Avenue (OX4 2AN) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Donnington average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Avenue (OX4 2AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herbert Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.