Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Routh Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 164th 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 Routh Road (OX3 8DA) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Routh Road (OX3 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Underhill Circus, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranley Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Routh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Colwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Underhill Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Underhill Circus 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 Cranley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stowford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Handlo Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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