Total Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 14.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brookside area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 25th 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 Brookside (OX3 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (OX3 7PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Harcourt Terrace. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4495 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harcourt Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harcourt Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft B4495 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grays Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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