Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 9AB
How much crime is recorded in OX2 9AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Botley & Kennington
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,669 (2024)
OX2 9ABOxford
How safe is OX2 9AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 9AB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 9ABNational
Violence and sexual offences4.523.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Burglary1.99.1
Shoplifting1.18.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.