Total Crime Rate

893.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 893.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.1 10/10
  • Public order 77.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 41.9 10/10
  • Robbery 34.4 10/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Square
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paul'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Paul'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Paul'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Paul'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Temple End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queens Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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