Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX1 5AR
How much crime is recorded in OX1 5AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Botley & Kennington
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
OX1 5AROxford
How safe is OX1 5AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX1 5AR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 5ARNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft4.84.5
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order3.34.6
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 44% 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.