Total Crime Rate

159.8 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 159.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Underhill Circus area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 78th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Underhill Circus (OX3 9LX) in the last 12 months was 159.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% higher than the Barton & Sandhills average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underhill Circus (OX3 9LX), the main crime hotspot is near Underhill Circus. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Underhill Circus area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stowford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ilsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Handlo Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Underhill Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Underhill Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ilsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ilsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilsley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cress Hill Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bernwood Road —
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Data Sources

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