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Crime in OX2 8

How much crime is recorded in OX2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Population
16,549 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX2 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Shoplifting23.38.4
Burglary19.09.1
Other theft8.74.5
Public order7.94.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Theft from the person5.22.1
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Drugs3.22.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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