Crime Rate in Headington Hill & Northway, ward

Headington Hill & Northway has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 1632nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 276th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Headington Hill & Northway in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Headington Hill & Northway’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -59.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Headington Hill & Northway ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Westlands Drive. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.