Crime Rates at Downside Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8HR

Downside Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 203rd 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 Downside Road (OX3 8HR) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downside Road (OX3 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Larches, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burlington Crescent (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.