Postcode sector · Oxford
Crime in OX4 5
How much crime is recorded in OX4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 3,921 (2024)
OX4 5Postcode sector · Oxford
How safe is OX4 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX4 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
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 5National
Shoplifting21.28.4
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary7.59.1
Public order6.44.6
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.