Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Drugs 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chequers Place 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 Chequers Place (OX3 8LR) 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 Chequers Place (OX3 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near The Roundway. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chequers Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pitts Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chequers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Roundway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Roundway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry School Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coppock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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