Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Southmoor Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southmoor Road (OX2 6RF) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% higher than the Summertown average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmoor Road (OX2 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Longworth Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southmoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tackley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aristotle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Well Road —
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
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Data Sources

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