Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Perrin Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 211th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Perrin Street (OX3 7AS) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perrin Street (OX3 7AS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Perrin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Girdlestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Girdlestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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