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Crime in OX3 9UL

How much crime is recorded in OX3 9UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Beckley & Horspath
Council
South Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,582 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX3 9UL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX3 9UL 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9ULNational
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Burglary7.29.1
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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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