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Crime in OX3 8SB

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

Neighbourhood
Risinghurst & Sandhills
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,653 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX3 8SB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX3 8SB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8SBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Drugs8.22.4
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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