Total Crime Rate
65.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windmill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Road (OX3 7DW) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windmill Road (OX3 7DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mattock Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slade Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Headington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gathorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Girdlestone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Girdlestone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Girdlestone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Slade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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