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Summertown · Oxford

Summertown: your neighbourhood

Summertown electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 65.6% here, compared with 48.1% across Oxford (17.5 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.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 9% here, compared with 21% across Oxford (11.5 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.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 6.6% here, compared with 15.6% across Oxford (9 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

16.7%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,090 out of 6,514.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

127 out of 6,513.

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People counted in the census

6,513

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,513 out of 6,513.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

65.6%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,417 out of 5,212.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

34%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

715 out of 2,106.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.6%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

139 out of 2,106.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

50.5%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,630 out of 5,208.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

47.3%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,464 out of 5,208.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.1%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

56 out of 5,208.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

5.7%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

298 out of 5,212.

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Homes rented privately

34%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

711 out of 2,107.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

913 out of 5,208.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

198 out of 2,107.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Summertown

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

114 out of 5,208.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Summertown ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

324 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 411 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Summertown ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 51 mapped crimes in September 2024; 26 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Summertown
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024510
October 2024451
November 2024402
December 2024260
January 2025340
February 2025313
March 2025303
April 2025362
May 2025290
June 2025331
July 2025311
August 2025251
September 2025364
October 2025272
November 2025223
December 2025241
January 2026322
February 2026241
March 2026239
April 2026258
May 2026251
June 2026342
July 2026262
August 2026261
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Summertown
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime97
other theft51
bicycle theft38
public order34
shoplifting27
criminal damage arson24
burglary16
vehicle crime13
robbery10
drugs5
other crime4
possession of weapons3
theft from the person2
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.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Oxford →