Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bennett Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 150th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bennett Crescent (OX4 2UG) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennett Crescent (OX4 2UG), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennett Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coleridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Bennett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salegate Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phipps Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Knolles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Temple Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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