Crime Rates at Lime Walk, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7AE

Lime Walk area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 427 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 Lime Walk (OX3 7AE) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Walk (OX3 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennett Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.