Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Reliance Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 427 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 Reliance Way (OX4 2FW) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Donnington average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reliance Way (OX4 2FW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Reliance Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Reliance Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bhandari Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weymann Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glanville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Weymann Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saunders Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Herbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glanville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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