Crime Rates at Lathbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7AU

Lathbury Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lathbury Road (OX2 7AU) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lathbury Road (OX2 7AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Pool Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.