Today we report on the latest in the worrying spate of sex attacks in East Oxford and Cowley.

A woman fell victim in Westbury Crescent yesterday morning.

It was the most recent in a line of attacks which have taken place in the past 10 days, and the situation is becoming increasingly worrying.

We live in a city which, in the main, is a safe place to live.

However, it pays to take some precautions while out and about.

The five women attacked were all young and walking home late at night.

So, making sure you do not walk home alone is prudent.

It is not scaremongering, just common sense.

Meanwhile, it is also commendable that bosses at No 9 club have launched a free taxi service for single women.

And we hope other city nightspots will exercise the same degree of care over their customers.

We have confidence the police will catch the sick man behind these assaults.