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Overview of Oxford crime rate

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Crime situation: high.

Oxford, ranking 5th among 25 nearby districts for crime rates, reported 18,368 offenses in 2023. With a populace of 162,041, the crime rate per thousand stands at 113.35, witnessing a 1.35% climb from the previous year.

The leading crime types in Oxford are Violence and sexual offences (33.3%), Shoplifting (9.9%), and Other theft (9.5%). The less frequent categories include Other crime (1.4%), Possession of weapons (0.9%), and Robbery (0.7%).

Within its 24 wards, Oxford’s highest crime areas are Osney & St Thomas (292.1), Carfax & Jericho (216.9), and St Clement’s (Oxford) (213.7). The safest wards include Marston (59.3), Walton Manor (50.8), and Cutteslowe & Sunnymead (47.7).

Assessing Oxford’s postcode districts, OX1 (178.2), OX33 (125.5), and OX4 (124.8) report the highest crime rates. The most secure are OX3 (79.3), OX44 (67.0), and OX2 (58.9).

In Oxford, there was an increase in Bicycle theft by 2.35% in 2021, Drugs by 1.51% in 2020, and Other theft by 2.08% in 2022 and 1.63% in 2023. Public order crimes rose by 1.81% in 2020 and significantly by 7.48% in 2021, while Shoplifting surged by 5.08% in 2023. Vehicle crime and Violence and sexual offences also saw increases, by 2.41% in 2022 and by 3.39% in 2020, 6.45% in 2021, and 1.82% in 2022, respectively. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 2.09% in 2021 and 1.55% in 2022, Bicycle theft by 4.66% in 2020 and 1.64% in 2022, Other theft by 4.87% in 2020, Public order by 4.32% in 2023, Shoplifting by 2.37% in 2021, Theft from the person by 1.88% in 2020, and Vehicle crime by 1.93% in 2021.

Oxford crime incidents by crime type

A total of 18368 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 6110 (33.3)%
Shoplifting – 1826 (9.9)%
Other theft – 1744 (9.5)%
Public order – 1482 (8.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1227 (6.7)%
Bicycle theft – 1198 (6.5)%
Vehicle crime – 1124 (6.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1112 (6.1)%
Burglary – 792 (4.3)%
Theft from the person – 627 (3.4)%
Drugs – 571 (3.1)%
Other crime – 248 (1.4)%
Possession of weapons – 174 (0.9)%
Robbery – 133 (0.7)%

How does Oxford compare against nearby areas ?

Oxford ranks 5th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Oxford wards

There are 24 wards within Oxford. Osney & St Thomas, Carfax & Jericho, St Clement’s (Oxford) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.