Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mary Price Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 212th highest 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 Mary Price Close (OX3 0PE) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mary Price Close (OX3 0PE), the main crime hotspot is near John Garne Way. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Garne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | John Garne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | John Garne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John Garne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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