Crime Rate in Holywell, ward

Holywell has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 3066th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holywell in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holywell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 211 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holywell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 299 crimes here, including 160 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.