Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Netherwoods Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 184th highest 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 Netherwoods Road (OX3 8HE) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Barton & Sandhills average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Netherwoods Road (OX3 8HE), 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.
View Crime In Quarry & Risinghurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slaymaker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slaymaker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Under investigation |
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