Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bickerton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 427 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 Bickerton Road (OX3 7LS) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Headington average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bickerton Road (OX3 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roosevelt Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finch Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bickerton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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