Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waynflete Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waynflete Road (OX3 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waynflete Road (OX3 8BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cranley Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waynflete Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waynflete Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stowford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colwell Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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