Total Crime Rate

732.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.4 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 732.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 221.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Public order 71.9 10/10
  • Robbery 40.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Drugs 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 732.0 per 1,000 residents and was 240.4% higher than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 308.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% 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 269 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (106 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Paul'S Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paul'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paul'S Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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