East Central Oxford
Middle areaCentral Oxford. 11,849 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 6% of people in East Central Oxford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Central Oxford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Central Oxford at a rate of 135.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 595 |
| Other crime | 411 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 149 |
| Shoplifting | 134 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 90 |
| Drug offences | 73 |
| Vehicle crime | 60 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Robbery | 27 |
| Theft from the person | 21 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Central Oxford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is East Central Oxford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Central Oxford at a rate of 135.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 179 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Central Oxford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (595), other crime (411) and anti-social behaviour (149).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Oxford
These figures are published for the whole of Oxford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oxford and not East Central Oxford alone. See Oxford
East Central Oxford in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Central Oxford was £568,500 in 2025.
East Central Oxford had 11,137 usual residents at the census.
About 6% of people in East Central Oxford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Central Oxford, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.