Total Crime Rate

72.6 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wychwood Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 200th highest crime rate of 426 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 Wychwood Lane (OX3 8HG) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wychwood Lane (OX3 8HG), the main crime hotspot is near Pond Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wychwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sermon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Baker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lewis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grovelands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Slaymaker Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Slaymaker Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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