Total Crime Rate
147.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cricket Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Donnington , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 426 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 Cricket Road (OX4 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Donnington average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cricket Road (OX4 3DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Belvedere Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 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 | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ridgefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenilworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridgefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cricket Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cricket Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricket Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridgefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bhandari Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bhandari Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bhandari Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bhandari Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Howard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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