Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 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 46.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sermon Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 427 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 Sermon Close (OX3 8ER) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sermon Close (OX3 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sermon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaymaker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaymaker Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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