Total Crime Rate
104.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aldbarton Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Barton & Sandhills , and the 140th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aldbarton Drive (OX3 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aldbarton Drive (OX3 9SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 19 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hubble Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fettiplace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bernwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sturges Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blackthorn Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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