Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 125th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (LA4 5JF) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% higher than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (LA4 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Euston Grove. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 34 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Euston Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poulton Mews β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poulton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Street West β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Market Court β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Street West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Street West β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanover Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eidsforth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Queen Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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