Is Oxford safe for solo female travelers?

Oxford is widely considered to be a safe destination for solo female travelers. The city’s crime rate is relatively low in comparison to other UK cities. Moreover, the local people are friendly, and there are good public transport links and well-lit areas during the night. It's advisable to maintain the usual precautions as in any other city, such as being cautious at night and staying within populated areas. Overall, it offers a secure travel experience.

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How safe is Oxford for female travelers?

Daria

Daria

United Kingdom

Solo travel

Oxford is super cinematic, cosy and atmospheric. I feel myself as if I’m a character from a movie here. I love the center where the main colleges are situated, Ashmolean museum and a famous Bodlean library. All - must visit as for me. Ashmolean museum is free to visit. Just across the street there is a super beautiful restaurant “The Alice” - worth to visit for a cup of tea or a lunch. The best coffee - Colombia coffee roaster (Covered market in the centre and Dummertown - quite far), Society, 101 coffee, Jerico roasters. The best and one of the most iconic pub - King’s arms (very stylish). New Dancing Dragon Bar & Restaurant - is quite far from the centre but as for me the best Chinese restaurant, very very good one (better to book a table). On Turl street - super cool hot chocolate. / if you don’t have a lot of time it’s worth to visit Christ church college and the meadow, Worster college and it’s park, Exeter and it’s back yard with a gorgeous view on the Bodlean. By the way Tolkien who wrote Lord of the ring studied there. For the Harry Potter fans : Christ Church, Bodleian Library and New College. There’s a super nice river and it’s possible to rent a boat near the botanical garden (30pounds per 1 hour and after cheaper) but 1 hour is enough. It’s better to find a student with a student card who can show you the colleges and invite you to have a lunch/dinner at the college hall. It’s a nice experience and all the colleges are open and visits are free if you follow the student. Enjoy!

Posted: June 22, 2023
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How safe is Oxford for women?

Local safety index

4.4 /5

Based on 10 local experiences

Local crime index

1 /5

Based on 10 local experiences

Yasmin

Yasmin

I feel really safe. It's a small coty but streetsbhave good lighting. Yiu see pliceman around. Never experience any harassment l, and ive walk from university ro my house at 3am and I felt safe at all times.

Posted: September 7, 2025
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Oxford is as safe as any other city in the UK. However you should always excercise caution when it comes to certain areas. Avoid blackbird leys/ some areas of cowley and Barton especially at night as a woman.

Posted: January 12, 2025
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oxford is a lovely city, where the most common crime is bike theft... in which case, if you have a good bike lock / are travelling on foot, you'll be fine! pedestrians run the city, there is a strong police presence in the evenings & nights, and those who are living on the streets or are stumbling around drunk are usually entirely harmless.

Posted: January 5, 2025
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Oxford is an extremely safe city. The reason it’s so safe is because it’s a student city! I used to work long hours at a night club, and I’d walk home at 3am with absolutely no issues. Very safe. I’ve been approached once or twice at 2am, with someone asking for my number, but it’s usually just drunk teenage students. However this has only happened 2 times in the 1.5 years I’ve been living here!

Posted: December 24, 2024
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Oxford is a very safe city especially in the centre with low levels of crime. Feel very safe walking or using public transports as a female across the whole city. The most common crime is bike theft.

Posted: September 5, 2024
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