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Crime in OX2 8HR

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

Neighbourhood
Wolvercote & Cutteslowe
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,614 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX2 8HR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 8HR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 8HRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary15.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order5.54.6
Other theft4.44.5
Shoplifting4.28.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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