Oxford violent crime statistics

As of July 2026, the annual crime rate in Oxford postcode area stands at 30.5 crimes per 1000 people. Oxford's current crime levels are at 85% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 38.8% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 18.9k representing an increase 3.2% year-over-year.

Oxford violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Oxford postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
30.5annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
85%ratio of national crime rate100%
38.8% share of all crimes35.5%
18.9kcrimes reported2.0M
3.2%annual change1.7%

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 1203%73653
OX1 262%22226
OX1 341%15181
OX1 484%30295
OX1 545%1682
OX10 057%20119
OX10 644%16112
OX10 763%2289
OX10 863%2394
OX10 978%28144
OX11 067%24183
OX11 786%31327
OX11 8152%54363
OX11 974%26110
OX12 0148%53228
OX12 7100%36161
OX12 879%28154
OX12 982%29218
OX13 554%1988
OX13 658%21170
OX14 197%35429
OX14 268%24129
OX14 350%18185
OX14 442%15206
OX14 5101%36288
OX15 030%1125
OX15 486%31186
OX15 545%1670
OX15 657%2060
OX16 0229%82624
OX16 1100%36349
OX16 2133%47188
OX16 3100%36110
OX16 494%34237
OX16 5130%46333
OX16 9108%38415
OX17 1114%41153
OX17 238%1494
OX17 357%20109
OX18 1119%42160
OX18 285%30126
OX18 362%22244
OX18 446%1660
OX2 057%20118
OX2 627%10122
OX2 741%15139
OX2 8109%39190
OX2 950%18140
OX20 153%1989
OX25 1132%47137
OX25 272%2670
OX25 360%2118
OX25 442%1518
OX25 5170%61119
OX25 617%65
OX26 1492%176167
OX26 2137%49302
OX26 3100%36138
OX26 465%23159
OX26 552%1928
OX26 6119%42435
OX27 064%2326
OX27 763%2240
OX27 875%2755
OX27 936%136
OX28 174%26144
OX28 293%3315
OX28 348%1734
OX28 474%26103
OX28 585%30191
OX28 6122%44289
OX29 035%1329
OX29 462%22130
OX29 572%2642
OX29 675%2762
OX29 7116%42161
OX29 884%30155
OX29 949%1736
OX3 064%23218
OX3 744%16332
OX3 8112%40355
OX3 9164%58443
OX33 166%23162
OX39 478%28135
OX4 1143%51590
OX4 257%20333
OX4 3106%38450
OX4 4175%62789
OX4 6133%47380
OX4 7207%74255
OX44 776%27130
OX44 947%1739
OX49 547%1765
OX5 163%23276
OX5 271%25212
OX5 379%2865
OX7 356%2079
OX7 454%1940
OX7 5101%36290
OX7 648%1792
OX7 742%1518
OX9 265%23104
OX9 348%17184
OX9 743%1514

Oxford violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Oxford postcode area has the 19. lowest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas

Oxford violent crime rate rank

Oxford violent crime rate compared to other areas

Violent crime totalled 18.9k representing an increase 3.2% 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 July 2025 - June 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.

+3.2% annual change, crime is increasing

18.9k 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 June 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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Drugs crime →
Other crime →
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Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
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Theft from the person crime →
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