Total Crime Rate
98.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Quarry Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 151st 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 Quarry Road (OX3 8NU) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quarry Road (OX3 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near Old Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barton & Sandhills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joan Lawrence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | York Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Douglas Downes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Downes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Masons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cummings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry School Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quarry School Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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