Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 6RX
How much crime is recorded in OX2 6RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Central Oxford
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,475 (2024)
OX2 6RXOxford
How safe is OX2 6RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 6RX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 6RXNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other theft1.94.5
Burglary1.89.1
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.