Crime Rate in Osney & St Thomas, ward

Osney & St Thomas has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 838th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 89th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Osney & St Thomas in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Osney & St Thomas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 353 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 484 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Osney & St Thomas ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near A420, with 371 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Luther Street (145 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.