Crime Rate in Wolvercote, ward

Wolvercote has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 3093rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 426th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wolvercote in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wolvercote’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wolvercote ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lakeside. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.