Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bassett 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 Bassett Road (OX3 9PE) 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 Bassett Road (OX3 9PE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bassett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Roundway Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Stowford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Roundway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Roundway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Handlo Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cress Hill Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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