Osney & St Thomas 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: 64.5% here, compared with 48.1% across Oxford (16.4 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 privately: 45% here, compared with 32% across Oxford (12.6 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 no qualifications: 8% here, compared with 12.6% across Oxford (4.6 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 Osney & St Thomas ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,097 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,010 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Osney & St Thomas ward · mapped crimes
115165216
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Osney & St Thomas
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
162
4
October 2024
203
5
November 2024
209
8
December 2024
137
3
January 2025
175
4
February 2025
150
4
March 2025
168
8
April 2025
156
4
May 2025
170
13
June 2025
154
6
July 2025
162
7
August 2025
164
10
September 2025
182
8
October 2025
172
8
November 2025
193
14
December 2025
169
11
January 2026
125
6
February 2026
168
16
March 2026
169
8
April 2026
164
10
May 2026
189
8
June 2026
186
13
July 2026
209
16
August 2026
171
22
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Osney & St Thomas
Category
Mapped crimes
shoplifting
618
violent crime
588
public order
186
other theft
182
bicycle theft
127
criminal damage arson
104
theft from the person
86
drugs
60
robbery
56
burglary
34
vehicle crime
30
other crime
17
possession of weapons
9
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.
