Total Crime Rate
204.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harrington , and the 56th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (CA14 2AL) in the last 12 months was 204.0 per 1,000 residents and was 290.4% higher than the Harrington average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (CA14 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fisher Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Watt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Finkle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisher Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Central Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Murray Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Murray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Warwick Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Watt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wybrow Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wybrow Terrace | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B5297 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5297 | Under investigation |
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