Marston 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 from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 21% across Oxford (10.4 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 52.4% here, compared with 48.1% across Oxford (4.3 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.
People aged 65 or over: 15.9% here, compared with 11.7% across Oxford (4.2 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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 Marston ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
323 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 345 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Marston ward · mapped crimes
113152
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Marston
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
43
3
October 2024
21
3
November 2024
36
3
December 2024
15
0
January 2025
15
0
February 2025
24
5
March 2025
28
5
April 2025
28
8
May 2025
49
3
June 2025
25
3
July 2025
29
7
August 2025
32
4
September 2025
24
6
October 2025
27
3
November 2025
25
0
December 2025
20
1
January 2026
26
2
February 2026
33
2
March 2026
28
3
April 2026
23
4
May 2026
29
8
June 2026
34
10
July 2026
37
7
August 2026
17
8
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Marston
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
154
other theft
39
criminal damage arson
25
drugs
16
bicycle theft
16
public order
15
burglary
14
shoplifting
14
vehicle crime
12
other crime
11
theft from the person
3
robbery
2
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.
