Total Crime Rate

199.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 199.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cardigan Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 55th 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 6BS) in the last 12 months was 199.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Street (OX2 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Blomfield Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Venneit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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