Crime Rate in Marston, ward

Marston has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 2547th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 481st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marston in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.