Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX2 9RB
How much crime is recorded in OX2 9RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxford Central
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,318 (2024)
OX2 9RBOxford
How safe is OX2 9RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 61.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX2 9RB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
61.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
187
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 9RBNational
Violence and sexual offences52.323.6
Shoplifting46.28.4
Burglary34.59.1
Other theft18.64.5
Public order15.04.6
Bicycle theft9.41.0
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Theft from the person9.22.1
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Drugs7.32.4
Robbery3.41.4
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
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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.