Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 6RB
How much crime is recorded in OX2 6RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Central Oxford
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,230 (2024)
OX2 6RBOxford
How safe is OX2 6RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 6RB area, 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
41
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 6RBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Drugs6.42.4
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Public order1.64.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.