Wolvercote 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: 60.3% here, compared with 48.1% across Oxford (12.3 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.
Homes rented privately: 21% here, compared with 32% across Oxford (11.5 percentage points lower).
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 65 or over: 21.3% here, compared with 11.7% across Oxford (9.6 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 Wolvercote ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
416 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 380 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Wolvercote ward · mapped crimes
173654
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Wolvercote
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
22
2
October 2024
38
2
November 2024
24
1
December 2024
48
1
January 2025
31
4
February 2025
34
1
March 2025
28
4
April 2025
42
3
May 2025
40
1
June 2025
26
4
July 2025
26
2
August 2025
21
5
September 2025
40
4
October 2025
29
6
November 2025
38
0
December 2025
52
4
January 2026
27
2
February 2026
28
2
March 2026
24
5
April 2026
50
3
May 2026
40
6
June 2026
32
2
July 2026
30
4
August 2026
26
1
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wolvercote
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
160
shoplifting
49
criminal damage arson
45
other theft
43
public order
36
vehicle crime
34
burglary
25
drugs
10
possession of weapons
4
other crime
4
robbery
3
bicycle theft
3
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.
