Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 122.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

William Lucy Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 108th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Lucy Way (OX2 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Carfax & Jericho average (285.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Lucy Way (OX2 6EQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in William Lucy Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Venneit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Well Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place —
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Data Sources

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