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Crime in OX2 6

How much crime is recorded in OX2 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Population
18,609 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX2 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX2 6, 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).

OX2 6National
Shoplifting23.88.4
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Burglary13.49.1
Other theft8.04.5
Public order6.04.6
Bicycle theft5.81.0
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs3.42.4
Theft from the person2.82.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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