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Crime in OX6 8

How much crime is recorded in OX6 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Population
3,088 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX6 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX6 8, 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).

OX6 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Other theft6.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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