Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Green Ridges area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 140th 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 Green Ridges (OX3 8LX) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Barton & Sandhills average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Ridges (OX3 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bursill Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayswater Farm Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barton & Sandhills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burlington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bursill Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bursill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waynflete Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Larches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Colwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Larches | Under investigation |
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