Total Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferry Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Marston , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Ferry Road (OX3 0EX) in the last 12 months was 9.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Marston average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferry Road (OX3 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgeway Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayes Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugh Allen Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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