Total Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mary Price Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Headington , and the 190th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mary Price Close (OX3 0LN) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mary Price Close (OX3 0LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Garne Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mary Price Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Headington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Price Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4150 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crotch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Price Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Price Close | Under investigation |
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