Total Crime Rate

167.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hengrove Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 67th 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 Hengrove Close (OX3 9LN) in the last 12 months was 167.0 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 561.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hengrove Close (OX3 9LN), the main crime hotspot is near Barton Village Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hengrove Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs North Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gurl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hengrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Village Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Village Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barton Village Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wick Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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