Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 6HL
How much crime is recorded in OX2 6HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxford Central
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,394 (2024)
OX2 6HLOxford
How safe is OX2 6HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 6HL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 6HLNational
Burglary17.79.1
Violence and sexual offences3.623.6
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Other crime0.01.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.