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Crime in OX15

How much crime is recorded in OX15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Population
38,088 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX15

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX15, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).

OX15National
Burglary13.39.1
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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