Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bursill Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 140th highest crime rate of 426 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 Bursill Close (OX3 8EW) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Barton & Sandhills average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bursill Close (OX3 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bursill Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pond Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bursill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Burlington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bursill Close —
Sep 2025Public order Bursill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colwell Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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