Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 427 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 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% 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 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Fisher Row (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Fisher Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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