Total Crime Rate

1927.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

540.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1927.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 955.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 540.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 323.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.4 10/10
  • Public order 156.6 10/10
  • Drugs 92.9 10/10
  • Other theft 70.6 10/10
  • Robbery 51.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 5th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (BN1 4LA) in the last 12 months was 1927.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1911.2% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 555 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 14.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 314 (≈ 540.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (BN1 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 553 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/233)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Viaduct Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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