Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alesworth Grove area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 83rd 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 Alesworth Grove (OX3 9RD) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alesworth Grove (OX3 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Westlands Drive. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gouldland Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gouldland Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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