Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 8LT
How much crime is recorded in OX2 8LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wolvercote & Cutteslowe
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,575 (2024)
How safe is OX2 8LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 8LT area, broadly in line with 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
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 8LTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.