Headington
Middle areaNorth east Oxford. 10,257 people in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 55% of people in Headington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Headington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Headington at a rate of 108.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 342 |
| Other crime | 337 |
| Shoplifting | 188 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 71 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
| Vehicle crime | 51 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Headington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Headington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Headington at a rate of 108.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Headington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (342), other crime (337) and shoplifting (188).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Oxford
These figures are published for the whole of Oxford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oxford and not Headington alone. See Oxford
Headington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Headington was £470,000 in 2025.
Headington had 11,115 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in Headington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Headington, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.