Crime Rates at Cardigan Street, Oxford, OX2 6BP

Cardigan Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 41st 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 Cardigan Street (OX2 6BP) in the last 12 months was 226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Street (OX2 6BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blomfield Place, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longworth Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.