Crime Rates at Hengrove Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9LN

Hengrove Close 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 Hengrove Close (OX3 9LN) 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 Hengrove Close (OX3 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barton Village Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.