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Crime in OX2 7EU

How much crime is recorded in OX2 7EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Summertown
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,307 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX2 7EU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 7EU 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7EUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Shoplifting10.18.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order5.94.6
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Robbery3.51.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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