Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 6DR
How much crime is recorded in OX2 6DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Osney, Jericho & Port Meadow
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
OX2 6DROxford
How safe is OX2 6DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 6DR area, 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
OX2 6DRNational
Shoplifting13.58.4
Burglary11.19.1
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Public order7.34.6
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.