Total Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingston Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 426 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 Kingston Road (OX2 6RH) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 136.2% higher than the Summertown average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingston Road (OX2 6RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longworth Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Lucy Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Summertown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Longworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aristotle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farndon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leckford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Longworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Longworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aristotle Lane | Under investigation |
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