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Crime in OX49 5

How much crime is recorded in OX49 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Population
9,960 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX49 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX49 5, 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
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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).

OX49 5National
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% 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.

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