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Crime in OX7 4

How much crime is recorded in OX7 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Population
9,140 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX7 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX7 4, 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).

OX7 4National
Burglary13.59.1
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
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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