Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 6HG
How much crime is recorded in OX2 6HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxford Central
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,311 (2024)
OX2 6HGOxford
How safe is OX2 6HG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 6HG 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
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 6HGNational
Shoplifting29.88.4
Burglary21.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Bicycle theft5.51.0
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs4.42.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Theft from the person1.82.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.