Crime Rates at The Larches, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8DX

The Larches area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 106th 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 The Larches (OX3 8DX) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Larches (OX3 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malford Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridgeway Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.