Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gladstone Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 144th highest crime rate of 427 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 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Road (OX3 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 27 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 Gladstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pitts Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Blackthorn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burrows Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Coppock Close Under investigation
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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