Crime Rates at Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0LR

Headley Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 427 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 Headley Way (OX3 0LR) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Headington average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headley Way (OX3 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowdon Mede (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.