Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ilsley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 146th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ilsley Road (OX3 9LP) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilsley Road (OX3 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Barton Village Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ilsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hubble Close
Apr 2026Other theft Burchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Taunt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taggs Gate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taggs Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fettiplace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brome Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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