Crime Rates at Harolde Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9SQ

Harolde Close 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 Harolde Close (OX3 9SQ) 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 Harolde Close (OX3 9SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barton Village Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.