Total Crime Rate

180.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brome Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 64th 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 Brome Place (OX3 9LR) in the last 12 months was 180.5 per 1,000 residents and was 127.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brome Place (OX3 9LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Underhill Circus, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hubble Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brome Place area

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

Data Sources

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