Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windmill Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Headington , and the 186th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Road (OX3 7DN) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Road (OX3 7DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mattock Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mattock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Margaret Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mattock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Edge Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Rock Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bateman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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