Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodlands Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 181st highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (OX3 7RX) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (OX3 7RX), 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 Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harcourt Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4495 —
Apr 2026Other theft B4495 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Terrace —
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Data Sources

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