Crime Rates at Leiden Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8QS

Leiden Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Churchill , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 427 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 Leiden Road (OX3 8QS) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Churchill average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leiden Road (OX3 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pether Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peat Moors (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.