Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX1 3QS
How much crime is recorded in OX1 3QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxford Central
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 9,947 (2024)
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How safe is OX1 3QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX1 3QS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX1 3QSNational
Burglary79.79.1
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Shoplifting21.68.4
Other theft12.84.5
Public order11.94.6
Bicycle theft11.71.0
Theft from the person9.32.1
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery2.41.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.