Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

St Margarets 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 St Margarets Road (OX2 6RX) 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 St Margarets Road (OX2 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near Leckford Place. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tackley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aristotle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rawlinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rawlinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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