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Where to stay in Oxford

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟢 Official crime data · Thames Valley Police, data.police.uk Day and night here are split by offence type, not by clock time: the police feed records no time of day, so “by day” weights shoplifting, theft and burglary and “at night” weights violence, robbery and anti-social behaviour. An area with a busy high street and quiet evenings can therefore read worse by day, and that is the offence mix, not a count of incidents seen at each hour. Each area page shows the figures behind both. Methodology →

For a short stay in Oxford: Carfax & Jericho, Walton Manor, St Mary's and Cutteslowe & Sunnymead. One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

For a first visit Carfax & Jericho
Higher caution advisedday Higher caution advisednight
5 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit: the rating is driven by shoplifting during the day and violence after dark, counted as a rate against the 8,083 people registered as living here rather than the far larger number who pass through. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in Carfax & Jericho →
With family Walton Manor
Higher caution advisedday Relatively safernight
1 park within reach, and nothing here turns into a nightlife strip after dark. Still a workable choice with family: the daytime rating is driven by shoplifting, counted as a rate against the 5,764 people registered as living here rather than the far larger number who pass through. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in Walton Manor →
For going out St Mary's
Averageday Averagenight
This is where the city's evening venues are concentrated. Find a place in St Mary's →
Best rated overall Cutteslowe & Sunnymead
Relatively saferday Relatively safernight
Nowhere in the city is rated better, by day or after dark. Find a place in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead →
Compare all 24 wards

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

AreaDayNight Sights Book
Carfax & Jericho Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 6 Book →
Littlemore Higher caution advised Higher caution advised Book →
Osney & St Thomas Higher caution advised Higher caution advised Book →
St Clement's Higher caution advised Average Book →
Walton Manor Higher caution advised Relatively safer 1 Book →
Headington Average Relatively safer Book →
Lye Valley Average Relatively safer Book →
Barton & Sandhills Relatively safer Average Book →
Blackbird Leys Relatively safer Average Book →
Northfield Brook Relatively safer Average Book →
Rose Hill & Iffley Relatively safer Average Book →
Wolvercote Relatively safer Average Book →
Cutteslowe & Sunnymead Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Donnington Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Marston Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Quarry & Risinghurst Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Summertown Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Holywell Average Average 4 Book →
St Mary's Average Average 1 Book →
Churchill Average Average Book →
Cowley Average Average Book →
Headington Hill & Northway Average Average Book →
Hinksey Park Average Average Book →
Temple Cowley Average Average Book →