Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 59.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Golden Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 184th 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 Golden Road (OX4 3AR) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Road (OX4 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Cowley Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Acre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Moore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Moore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
Apr 2026Public order Golden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quartermain Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pipkin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pipkin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipkin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipkin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipkin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drove Acre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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