Total Crime Rate

383.6 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 383.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.8 7/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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 highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunholme and Welton , and the 9th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

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 (LN8 3AL) in the last 12 months was 383.6 per 1,000 residents and was 843.9% higher than the Dunholme and Welton average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 190.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 183.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (LN8 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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