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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in OX3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

OX3 recorded 285 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.22 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 20.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring43.39 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment285 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 20.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

285
trending_down -7.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

43.39per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,382

Within OX3 district

South Oxfordshire

88,458

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 22 Shoplifting: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 2
22
Supermarket Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 11 Drugs: 2
17
Kennett Road Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2
15
Hospital Map
total: 12 Public order: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
12
Stephen Road Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Shoplifting: 2
6
Harcourt Terrace Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Chestnut Avenue Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other crime: 2
5
John Garne Way Map
total: 4 Bicycle theft: 2 Burglary: 1
4
Pether Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Gipsy Lane Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Burglary: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
285 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
107
37.5%
Shoplifting
37
13.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
31
10.9%
Other Theft
23
8.1%
Public Order
18
6.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
17
6.0%
Bicycle Theft
15
5.3%
Burglary
9
3.2%
Drug Offences
8
2.8%
Other Crime
6
2.1%
Theft from Person
5
1.8%
Vehicle Crime
5
1.8%
Robbery
4
1.4%

Crime Analysis: OX3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in OX3 (37.5%). Shoplifting (13.0%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in OX3 has fallen sharply — by 20.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for OX3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -7.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -20.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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