Total Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bayswater Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 427 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 9PD) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayswater Road (OX3 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Cranley Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bayswater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taggs Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claymond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taggs Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lydia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Handlo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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