Total Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 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 30.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodstock Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 81st 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 Woodstock Road (OX2 7AE) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodstock Road (OX2 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodstock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Staverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staverton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4165 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4165
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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