Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langley Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Headington , and the 44th 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 Langley Close (OX3 7DH) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Headington average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Close (OX3 7DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stile Road, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennett Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bateman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stile Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stile Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mattock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mattock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Margaret Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrows Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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