Crime Rates at Cardigan Street, Oxford, OX2 6BW

Cardigan Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 24th highest crime rate of 426 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 6BW) in the last 12 months was 395.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Carfax & Jericho average (313.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Street (OX2 6BW), 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.