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 3DL) 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 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bhandari Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Donnington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bhandari Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bhandari Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricket Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cricket Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cornwallis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cricket Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bhandari Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bhandari Close | Under investigation |
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