Total Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.5 3/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farndon Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Farndon Road (OX2 6RS) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Summertown average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farndon Road (OX2 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Longworth Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farndon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leckford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Longworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Longworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aristotle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aristotle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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