Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX3 8EW
How much crime is recorded in OX3 8EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Risinghurst & Sandhills
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
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How safe is OX3 8EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX3 8EW area, 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 8EWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Burglary1.89.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 66% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.