Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Copse Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Headington , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Copse Lane (OX3 0QZ) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Headington average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copse Lane (OX3 0QZ), 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 Copse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Colterne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Copse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maltfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Derwent Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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