Total Crime Rate

362.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 362.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Place 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 North Place (OX3 9HX) 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 North Place (OX3 9HX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in North Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stile Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stephen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stile Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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