Crime Rates at Bateman Street, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BG

Bateman Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 21st highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bateman Street (OX3 7BG) in the last 12 months was 387.2 per 1,000 residents and was 235.9% higher than the Headington average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bateman Street (OX3 7BG), 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.