Crime Rates at Folly Bridge, Oxford, OX1 4LB

Folly Bridge area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 70th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Folly Bridge (OX1 4LB) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Carfax & Jericho average (285.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folly Bridge (OX1 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 294 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luther Street (158 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.