Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shelley Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Shelley Close (OX3 8HB) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Barton & Sandhills average (80.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Close (OX3 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgeway Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collinwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collinwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sermon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooper Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Baker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Slaymaker Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Slaymaker Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beaumont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lewis Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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