Crime Rates at Heath Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7NJ

Heath Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Churchill , and the 80th 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 Heath Close (OX3 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% higher than the Churchill average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Close (OX3 7NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lye Valley, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peat Moors (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.