Crime Rates at Tilehouse Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8AU

Tilehouse Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tilehouse Close (OX3 8AU) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tilehouse Close (OX3 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherwood Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Kimber Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.