Total Crime Rate

25.5 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 25.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mark Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mark Road (OX3 8PA) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mark Road (OX3 8PA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mark Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joan Lawrence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cummings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Margaret Road 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 Douglas Downes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Downes Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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