Summertown
Middle areaNorth west Oxford. 7,421 people in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Summertown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Summertown
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Summertown at a rate of 56.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 124 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 112 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Summertown compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Summertown safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Summertown at a rate of 56.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Summertown.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (124), violence and sexual offences (112) and anti-social behaviour (54).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Oxford
These figures are published for the whole of Oxford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oxford and not Summertown alone. See Oxford
Summertown in brief
The median price paid for a home in Summertown was £798,300 in 2025.
Summertown had 7,084 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Summertown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Summertown, 80.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.