Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingston Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (OX2 6RL) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingston Road (OX2 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Rutherway. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tackley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Aristotle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frenchay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frenchay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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