Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Headley Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Headington , and the 129th highest crime rate of 426 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 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headley Way (OX3 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Snowdon Mede. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Colterne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crotch Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highbank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Copse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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