Postcode district · Oxford
Crime in OX2
How much crime is recorded in OX2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 55,039 (2024)
OX2Postcode district · Oxford
How safe is OX2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
OX2National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Shoplifting13.38.4
Burglary10.29.1
Other theft5.24.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs2.12.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.