Total Crime Rate

287.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 287.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Other theft 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Marston Ferry Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 36th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marston Ferry Road (OX2 7EF) in the last 12 months was 287.0 per 1,000 residents and was 679.7% higher than the Summertown average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marston Ferry Road (OX2 7EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Pool Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marston Ferry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunliffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Pool Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Pool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cunliffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferry Pool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cunliffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cunliffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cunliffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cunliffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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