Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Windmill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 201st lowest 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 Windmill Road (OX3 7DN) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Road (OX3 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Mattock Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Girdlestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Girdlestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Gathorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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