Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Westlands Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 169th 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 Westlands Drive (OX3 9QR) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher than the Barton & Sandhills average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westlands Drive (OX3 9QR), the main crime hotspot is near Westlands Drive. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westlands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westlands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maltfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meaden Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westlands Drive —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stainfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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