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Crime in OX3 8BG

How much crime is recorded in OX3 8BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Barton
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,558 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX3 8BG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX3 8BG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).

OX3 8BGNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft5.64.5
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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