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

Headley Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 118th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headley Way (OX3 0LU) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headley Way (OX3 0LU), 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.