Total Crime Rate
105.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drove Acre Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 136th 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 Drove Acre Road (OX4 3DF) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drove Acre Road (OX4 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leys Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leys Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Drove Acre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drove Acre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricket Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leys Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cowley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bartlemas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridgefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leys Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Golden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Road | Under investigation |
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