Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Avenue (OX3 8NS) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Barton & Sandhills average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Avenue (OX3 8NS), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Farm Road. Police recorded 31 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 York Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Downes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Margaret Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Downes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joan Lawrence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rock Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Edge Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cummings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Masons Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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