Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 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 54.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Baker Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 163rd 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 Baker Close (OX3 8ET) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Barton & Sandhills average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Close (OX3 8ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baker Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridgeway Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Baker Close area

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