Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rosebay Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 83rd 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 Rosebay Gardens (OX3 9FY) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebay Gardens (OX3 9FY), the main crime hotspot is near Buttercup Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosebay Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meaden Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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