Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Headington Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Churchill , and the 199th 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 Headington Road (OX3 7PR) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Churchill average (90.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headington Road (OX3 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Gipsy Lane. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Harcourt Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harcourt Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4495 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4495 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gipsy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gipsy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Avenue —
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Data Sources

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