Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Bushnell Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 196th highest 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 Bushnell Close (OX3 8FT) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushnell Close (OX3 8FT), the main crime hotspot is near The Roundway. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bushnell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Coppock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pitts Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Roundway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chequers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lydia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Roundway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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