Total Crime Rate

853.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

539.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 853.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 539.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 418.5 10/10
  • Public order 109.6 10/10
  • Other theft 92.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 67.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 6th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandfield Road (OX3 7RL) in the last 12 months was 853.9 per 1,000 residents and was 640.9% higher 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 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -10.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 539.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandfield Road (OX3 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4495 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4495 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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