Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 31.4 3/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Stanway Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanway Road (OX3 8HT) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Stanway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Larches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Ridges Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downside End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Crescent —
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Data Sources

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