Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quarry Hollow area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 126th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Quarry Hollow (OX3 8JR) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quarry Hollow (OX3 8JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colemans Hill, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry School Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chequers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coppock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pitts Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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