St Clement's, Oxford: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Clement's is higher than the UK average, but it's heading in the right direction. Over the past two years, the neighbourhood has seen a real and sustained drop in recorded crimes — falling from 165.4 per 1,000 people in 2024 to 145.7 in 2025, with 2026 tracking even lower.
To put that in context, the UK average sits at 91.6 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social behaviour has dropped sharply, and both vehicle crime and burglary are at their lowest levels in the three-year period.
The trend here is clearly positive.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Clement's ward (Thames Valley Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Clement's ward: Thames Valley Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Clement's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
142.9
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
South East region average
84.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Churchill
89.5
Higher than
St Mary's
111.6
Higher than
Donnington
92.6
Higher than
Marston
50.6
Higher than
Headington Hill & Northway
81.8
Higher than
Holywell
109.7
Higher than
Temple Cowley
81.3
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Clement's ward and the South East region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences39%38%
- Anti-social behaviour11%14%
- Shoplifting9%10%
- Other theft7%7%
- Public order7%7%
- Criminal damage and arson6%8%
- Bicycle theft6%1%
- Drugs4%3%
- Vehicle crime4%4%
- Burglary3%3%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Other crime1%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
