Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 7PU
How much crime is recorded in OX2 7PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Summertown
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,375 (2024)
OX2 7PUOxford
How safe is OX2 7PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 7PU 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
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7PUNational
Burglary7.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Public order1.64.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.