Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 427 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 Old Road (OX3 8SY) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Barton & Sandhills average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (OX3 8SY), the main crime hotspot is near Pether Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pether Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Godfrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pether Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pether Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pether Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calcot Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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