Total Crime Rate
152.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colemans Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 88th highest crime rate of 426 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 Colemans Hill (OX3 8AR) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher than the Barton & Sandhills average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colemans Hill (OX3 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherwood Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Roundway (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barton & Sandhills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quarry School Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Roundway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry School Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Roundway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spooner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colemans Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colemans Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Roundway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beaumont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cress Hill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Colemans Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilehouse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Snow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Toot Hill Butts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sefton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Snow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chequers Place | Under investigation |
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