Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 106.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Willows area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 134th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Willows (OX3 9FE) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (OX3 9FE), the main crime hotspot is near Wick Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burrows Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blackthorn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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