Crime Rates at Gladstone Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8LS

Gladstone Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 127th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gladstone Road (OX3 8LS) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Road (OX3 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Kimber Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.