Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Trafford Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 194th highest crime rate of 427 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 Trafford Road (OX3 8BE) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Trafford Road (OX3 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Roundway (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sefton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry School Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chequers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pitts Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Roundway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Roundway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coppock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ramsay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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