Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 9AZ
How much crime is recorded in OX2 9AZ, 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
- 2,151 (2024)
OX2 9AZOxford
How safe is OX2 9AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 9AZ 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
6.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 9AZNational
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Other theft0.94.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.