Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 118.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Routh Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 115th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Routh Road (OX3 8DA) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Routh Road (OX3 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Cranley Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Routh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claymond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Handlo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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