Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX3 7RH
How much crime is recorded in OX3 7RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Headington
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,673 (2024)
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How safe is OX3 7RH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX3 7RH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
OX3 7RHNational
Shoplifting26.48.4
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary13.59.1
Public order10.54.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Robbery2.71.4
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.