Crime Rates at Old High Street, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9HW

Old High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Headington , and the 27th highest crime rate of 426 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 Old High Street (OX3 9HW) in the last 12 months was 362.3 per 1,000 residents and was 212.5% higher than the Headington average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old High Street (OX3 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stile Road, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.