Crime Rates at Bayswater Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9NZ

Bayswater Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bayswater Road (OX3 9NZ) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayswater Road (OX3 9NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Underhill Circus, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranley Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.