Holywell 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?
Homes rented privately: 66% here, compared with 32% across Oxford (33.4 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 23.7% here, compared with 48.1% across Oxford (24.4 percentage points lower).
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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 0.8% here, compared with 12.6% across Oxford (11.8 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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 Holywell ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
664 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 585 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Holywell ward · mapped crimes
205080
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Holywell
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
32
3
October 2024
65
0
November 2024
42
4
December 2024
47
1
January 2025
26
1
February 2025
41
1
March 2025
41
4
April 2025
48
5
May 2025
43
2
June 2025
60
2
July 2025
75
5
August 2025
65
0
September 2025
66
4
October 2025
65
4
November 2025
74
1
December 2025
28
2
January 2026
36
0
February 2026
46
4
March 2026
56
4
April 2026
48
0
May 2026
46
6
June 2026
65
4
July 2026
76
4
August 2026
58
2
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Holywell
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
227
other theft
99
bicycle theft
80
public order
72
theft from the person
51
criminal damage arson
34
drugs
29
burglary
18
shoplifting
18
other crime
13
vehicle crime
11
robbery
8
possession of weapons
4
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.
