EVER wondered what crimes were being committed near you, or how safe your area really is?

We have put together an interactive map of every crime reported in Oxford during February, street by street.

Using data from Police.UK we can reveal that 1,186 crimes were reported to Thames Valley Police in Oxford during February - the second month of the third lockdown. 

See below for the map.

The force publishes its figures every month and the data shows what the alleged crime is, where it was reported and what stage the investigation is at.  

Oxford is divided into seven police wards: Oxford central, Barton and Risinghurst, Cowley, East Oxford (which covers Iffley Road), North Oxford (which covers Summertown, Cuttselowe, and Wolvercote) and South East Oxford (which covers Blackbird Leys, Iffley, and Littlemore).

The map: 

Click on the pinpoint for more information on the crime. The pinpoints have been colour coded into crime types. 

What type of crimes were reported in Oxford?

Violence and sexual offences were the most reported, with 358 allegations in February.

Here's how many other incidents were reported in Oxford: 

  • Anti-social behaviour - 134 reports
  • Public order - 121 reports
  • Bicycle theft - 98 reports 
  • Criminal damage and arson - 96 reports
  • Burglary - 84 reports 
  • Other theft - 78 reports 
  • Shoplifting - 69 reports 
  • Vehicle crime - 58 reports 
  • Drugs - 47 reports 
  • Other Crime - 15 reports 
  • Theft from a person - 13 reports 
  • Possession of weapons - 11 reports 
  • Robbery - four reports 

What are some of the least reported crimes in the city?

Across the whole city, there were only 69 reports of shoplifting in February - a major reduction compared to February 2020 when, in the city centre (Oxford Central Zone) alone, there was 90 reports. 

Burglary and robbery have also reduced since lockdown. 

Where were the crimes?

Most of the crimes were reported in residential streets.

But a handful of crimes could be pinpointed to a public location:

  • 44 crimes were reported at or near a supermarket
  • 24 crimes were reported at a shopping centre like the Westgate, Clarendon or Templars Square
  • Another 23 crimes were reported on or near a higher education building – like an Oxford University college.
  • 17 crimes were reported at a police station
  • Another three were reported near Oxford station on Park End Street

What stage of investigation are most of the crimes at?

306 crimes out of the 1,186 reported were closed when no suspect was identified.

Another 64 crimes were closed because police officers were unable to prosecute a suspect.

612 reports were still under investigation.

We have previously revealed how the majority of crime in Oxford, around 70 per cent, were closed with no further action.

Police will close an investigation with no further action when: more investigation is not deemed ‘in the public interest’, the investigation is completed because no suspect was found or police were simply unable to prosecute somebody.

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