Crime Rates at Dorchester Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8SS

Dorchester Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Close (OX3 8SS) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Close (OX3 8SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pether Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bonar Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.