Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX3 7SL
How much crime is recorded in OX3 7SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Headington
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,182 (2024)
OX3 7SLOxford
How safe is OX3 7SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX3 7SL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7SLNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary4.39.1
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.64.5
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.