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Crime in OX18 4

How much crime is recorded in OX18 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Population
12,153 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX18 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX18 4, 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).

OX18 4National
Burglary14.39.1
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 40% since 2022.

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

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates use each neighbourhood's latest twelve published months, which end between January 2026 and August 2026 because police forces publish on different schedules.

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