Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Forest Hill & Holton , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (OX9 2NS) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Forest Hill & Holton average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (OX9 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rycote Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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