Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 128th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Road (OX3 9JB) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher than the Barton & Sandhills average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (OX3 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Wick Close. Police recorded 22 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 Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Snow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spooner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Snow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Wick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft William Kimber Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gurl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrows Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilehouse Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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