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Crime in OX1 5

How much crime is recorded in OX1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Vale of White Horse
Region
South East
Population
18,123 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX1 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Shoplifting21.48.4
Burglary9.59.1
Theft from the person7.12.1
Other theft7.04.5
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery2.61.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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