Oxford violent crime statistics

As of March 2026, the annual crime rate in Oxford postcode area stands at 30.6 crimes per 1000 people. Oxford's current crime levels are at 86% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 38.8% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 19.0k representing an increase 4.6% year-over-year.

Oxford violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Oxford postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
30.6annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.4
86%ratio of national crime rate100%
38.8% share of all crimes35.3%
19.0kcrimes reported2.0M
4.6%annual change1.6%

Oxford violent crime rate comparison map

Oxford violent crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
OX1 1213%75678
OX1 262%22224
OX1 339%14168
OX1 492%33321
OX1 549%1787
OX10 062%22128
OX10 637%1395
OX10 775%27106
OX10 860%2188
OX10 972%26132
OX11 078%28211
OX11 782%29311
OX11 8153%54364
OX11 981%29120
OX12 0157%56240
OX12 7111%39177
OX12 876%27148
OX12 988%31230
OX13 559%2196
OX13 662%22180
OX14 1101%36442
OX14 261%21114
OX14 352%19193
OX14 443%15209
OX14 5101%36286
OX15 023%819
OX15 490%32194
OX15 552%1880
OX15 648%1750
OX16 0243%86657
OX16 190%32312
OX16 2126%45177
OX16 396%34104
OX16 483%29207
OX16 5142%50361
OX16 9115%41439
OX17 1107%38143
OX17 235%1386
OX17 359%21112
OX18 1137%48183
OX18 298%35144
OX18 364%23251
OX18 447%1761
OX2 047%1796
OX2 627%9121
OX2 743%15144
OX2 8111%39191
OX2 950%18141
OX20 155%2092
OX25 1123%44126
OX25 297%3493
OX25 347%1714
OX25 433%1214
OX25 5193%68134
OX25 634%1210
OX26 1555%197187
OX26 2126%45275
OX26 394%33128
OX26 466%23160
OX26 555%1929
OX26 6115%41416
OX27 047%1719
OX27 771%2545
OX27 893%3368
OX27 942%157
OX28 193%33179
OX28 294%3315
OX28 368%2448
OX28 488%31122
OX28 595%34211
OX28 6128%45299
OX29 026%921
OX29 470%25146
OX29 562%2236
OX29 666%2354
OX29 7118%42162
OX29 877%27140
OX29 944%1632
OX3 056%20190
OX3 747%17354
OX3 8111%39349
OX3 9162%57436
OX33 167%24165
OX39 471%25122
OX4 1140%50571
OX4 258%20332
OX4 398%35414
OX4 4174%62778
OX4 6127%45361
OX4 7201%71245
OX44 766%23112
OX44 949%1740
OX49 559%2180
OX5 166%23286
OX5 272%26214
OX5 376%2762
OX7 354%1976
OX7 461%2245
OX7 595%34270
OX7 657%20107
OX7 746%1620
OX9 263%2299
OX9 344%15165
OX9 747%1715

Oxford violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Oxford postcode area has the 22. lowest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas

Oxford violent crime rate rank

Oxford violent crime rate compared to other areas

Violent crime totalled 19.0k representing an increase 4.6% year-over-year. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between March 2025 - February 2026 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the postcode area.

+4.6% annual change, crime is increasing

19.0k crimes reported

Oxford violent crime rate compared to other areasCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Oxford violent crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to February 2026.

Oxford violent crime volume

Oxford violent crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

Oxford violent crime rate

Oxford violent crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

Oxford violent crime seasonality

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Theft from the person crime →
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Robbery crime →
Public order crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Other theft crime →
Other crime →
Drugs crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Burglary crime →
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