Total Crime Rate

45.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.4 5/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marston Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Headington , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Marston Road (OX3 0EE) in the last 12 months was 45.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Headington average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marston Road (OX3 0EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Brewery Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cave Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harpsichord Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Brewery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Brewery Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harpsichord Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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