Total Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Headington Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Headington Road (OX3 0EB) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Headington average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Headington Road (OX3 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headington Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Headington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Headington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headington Road | Under investigation |
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