Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX4 2SJ
How much crime is recorded in OX4 2SJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lye Valley & Cowley East
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
OX4 2SJOxford
How safe is OX4 2SJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX4 2SJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 2SJNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Other theft5.94.5
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary4.99.1
Bicycle theft4.61.0
Drugs4.62.4
Public order4.64.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.