Crime Rates at Wellington Street, Oxford, OX2 6BB

Wellington Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (OX2 6BB) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Carfax & Jericho average (313.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (OX2 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blomfield Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.