Crime Rate in Summertown, ward

Summertown has the lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 1320th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 208th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Summertown in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Summertown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Summertown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.