Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hawthorn Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Avenue (OX3 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Avenue (OX3 9JQ), the main crime hotspot is near William Kimber Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft William Kimber Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Snow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Snow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Sep 2025Drugs North Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrows Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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