Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX4 1RU
How much crime is recorded in OX4 1RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Central Oxford
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,919 (2024)
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How safe is OX4 1RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX4 1RU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).
OX4 1RUNational
Violence and sexual offences37.123.6
Burglary12.49.1
Public order9.54.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Bicycle theft7.01.0
Other theft6.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Drugs5.22.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.