Headington ward · Oxford. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 61.9% here, compared with 48.1% across Oxford (13.8 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 11% here, compared with 21% across Oxford (9.8 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.8% here, compared with 15.6% across Oxford (5.8 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Headington ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
574 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 571 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Headington ward · mapped crimes
224873
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Headington
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
68
5
October 2024
43
4
November 2024
40
3
December 2024
27
2
January 2025
34
1
February 2025
39
0
March 2025
70
10
April 2025
47
7
May 2025
51
6
June 2025
54
1
July 2025
61
6
August 2025
37
7
September 2025
57
3
October 2025
50
9
November 2025
42
6
December 2025
30
3
January 2026
41
1
February 2026
48
3
March 2026
51
7
April 2026
52
10
May 2026
60
7
June 2026
49
4
July 2026
60
8
August 2026
34
2
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Headington
Category
Mapped crimes
shoplifting
160
violent crime
145
public order
61
other theft
49
criminal damage arson
43
vehicle crime
34
bicycle theft
21
burglary
17
drugs
13
other crime
13
robbery
12
theft from the person
4
possession of weapons
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
