Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coniston Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Headington , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coniston Avenue (OX3 0AW) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower than the Headington average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coniston Avenue (OX3 0AW), the main crime hotspot is near Westlands Drive. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coniston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maltfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westlands Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stainfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westlands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Copse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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