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Crime in OX26 1

How much crime is recorded in OX26 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Population
8,425 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX26 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX26 1, 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

OX26 1National
Shoplifting42.58.4
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Other theft5.94.5
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.44.6
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 5% 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.

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