Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgeway Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Road (OX3 8DR) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (OX3 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near The Roundway. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lydia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Roundway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Roundway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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