Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 8BQ
How much crime is recorded in OX2 8BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wolvercote & Cutteslowe
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
OX2 8BQOxford
How safe is OX2 8BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 8BQ area, 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 8BQNational
Shoplifting19.38.4
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary11.39.1
Other theft9.24.5
Public order7.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% 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.