Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Howard Street area has the lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Donnington , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Howard Street (OX4 3BE) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Donnington average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Howard Street (OX4 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Donnington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quartermain Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quartermain Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Magdalen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Magdalen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nixon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nixon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nixon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quartermain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pipkin Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Daubeny Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pipkin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Howard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4158 | Under investigation |
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