Oxford crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Oxford postcode area is 80.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 19.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 38.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 88% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 37.5% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Bicycle theft crime" rate is at 201% of national crime rate which puts Oxford on 7. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 2.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 1.4k cases and has decreased by 24.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	38.5%	29. lowest	88%	19.3k	-4.8%
Other theft crime →	8.8%	42. lowest	89%	4.4k	-3.2%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	8.6%	2. lowest	44%	4.3k	-8.7%
Shoplifting crime →	8.5%	47. lowest	96%	4.3k	35.5%
Public order crime →	7.7%	23. lowest	80%	3.9k	-33.9%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	7.4%	13. lowest	75%	3.7k	-13.1%
Vehicle crime →	5.6%	34. lowest	73%	2.8k	-10.2%
Burglary crime →	4.0%	23. lowest	75%	2.0k	-1.2%
Drugs crime →	2.9%	39. lowest	85%	1.4k	13.3%
Bicycle theft crime →	2.7%	7. highest	201%	1.4k	-24.4%
Other crime →	2.0%	42. lowest	86%	984	3.8%
Theft from the person crime →	1.9%	20. highest	80%	978	-4.7%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.9%	39. lowest	79%	451	37.5%
Robbery crime →	0.5%	18. lowest	33%	259	4.9%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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