Total Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 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 22.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wharton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 48th 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 Wharton Road (OX3 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Barton & Sandhills average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharton Road (OX3 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stile Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gathorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Stile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burrows Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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