Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Downside End 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 End (OX3 8JG) 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 End (OX3 8JG), the main crime hotspot is near Bursill Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downside End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Claymond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Ridges Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Larches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Downside End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bursill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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