Welcome to Oxford

 
  Contact us  •   A to Z  •   FAQs  •   01.12.08
Text to speech button
    Text only | A | A | A
 
You are here:  Home pageCommunity > Tackling Crime

Welcome to Oxford

Tackling Crime

What is the Oxford Safer Communities Partnership and how are they helping to tackle crime in Oxford?

 Oxford Safer Communities Partnership Logo - External link: Oxford Safer Communities Partnership website - Opens in a new browser window
 Oxford Safer Communities Partnership website

Visit the Oxford Safer Communities Partnership website to find out how Oxford City Council, Thames Valley Police, Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust and other partners are working to tackle crime and keep Oxford Safe.

What are the priorities of the Oxford Safer Communities Partnership?

The Oxford Safer Communities Partnership has produced a strategy to target a number of priority crime areas and reduce crime levels in the city. The five main crime priorities are:

  • Violent Assault and Robbery
  • Racial, Homophobic and Domestic Crime
  • Burglary of People's Homes
  • Car Crime
  • Anti-Social Behaviour

You can view a copy of the strategy below:

Community Safety Strategy 2005-08 (542kB PDF)

Where can I find current crime statistics?

Visit our Statistics and Census Information pages for information on statistics about crime, population, economy, health, housing and poverty in Oxford.

Where can I find out more about what is being done to tackle crime in Oxford?

 Thames Valley Police Logo - External link: Thames Valley Police website - Opens in a new browser window
 Thames Valley Police website

Visit the Thames Valley Police website for more information on what the police are doing to tackle crime in the Thames Valley area.

Visit their Oxfordshire Basic Command Unit News pages for up-to-date news on what is being done to tackle crime in the local area.

Visit our Crime and Law Links page for useful links to other websites about these topics.

For more information on specific aspects of crime, select from the list below:

 



Domestic violence

This page gives information about agencies which understand domestic violence and can offer confidential support, information and advice on domestic abuse

Street Wardens

Information about what Street Wardens do, when and where they work and how to contact them

CANAcT

What CANAcT does about anti social behaviour

Neighbourhood policing

Information about the neighbourhood policing initiative in Oxford

Legal advice

Information on where to find legal advice

Crime prevention

Information on crime prevention

Nightsafe

Information about the Nightsafe scheme to tackle alcohol related crime in Oxford

CCTV in Oxford

Information about CCTV schemes in Oxford

Victims of crime

Information about support services for victims of crime



Page last reviewed 5 Nov 2008



Copyright © Oxford City Council 2008
Information about where you live in Oxford, who represents you, Counci services and you Local Area Plan