Total Crime Rate

65.2 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 65.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pond Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Pond Close (OX3 8JH) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Close (OX3 8JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bursill Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pond Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pond Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bursill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grovelands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Larches Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Larches Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Burlington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bursill Close —
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Data Sources

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