Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Margarets Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 79th 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 St Margarets Road (OX2 6RX) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Road (OX2 6RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farndon Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chalfont Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Summertown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farndon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leckford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aristotle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aristotle Lane | Under investigation |
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