Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX1 5QL
How much crime is recorded in OX1 5QL, 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
- 1,578 (2024)
OX1 5QLOxford
How safe is OX1 5QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX1 5QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5QLNational
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.04.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.