Crime Rate in Littlemore, ward

Littlemore has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 362nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 46th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Littlemore in the last 12 months was 185.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% higher than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Littlemore’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 478 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 11 cases , down -15.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 15.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -47.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 594 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Littlemore ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sandford Road. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.