Total Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swinburne Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Donnington , and the 73rd 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 Swinburne Road (OX4 4BE) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swinburne Road (OX4 4BE), 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 | Other theft | Fairacres Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nixon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swinburne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nixon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4158 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Donnington Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freelands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Daubeny Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nixon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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