Total Crime Rate

132.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hosker Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 101st 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 Hosker Close (OX3 8EN) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hosker Close (OX3 8EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bursill Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burdell Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hosker Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Ridges Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Downside End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bursill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Larches Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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