Crime Rate in Barton & Sandhills, ward

Barton & Sandhills has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 2714th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 356th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barton & Sandhills in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barton & Sandhills’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 210 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 252 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barton & Sandhills ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Barton Fields Road, with 29 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cranley Road (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.