Total Crime Rate
893.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
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 (HP11 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 893.7 per 1,000 residents and was 289.5% higher than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 21.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 212 (≈ 317.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (HP11 2DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paul'S Row (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paul'S Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Priory Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Temple End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbey Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queens Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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