Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX3 8SE
How much crime is recorded in OX3 8SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Headington
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,134 (2024)
OX3 8SEOxford
How safe is OX3 8SE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX3 8SE 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
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 8SENational
Shoplifting23.98.4
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.81.5
Burglary0.89.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.