Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 145th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Avenue (NR31 7ES) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Magdalen average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Avenue (NR31 7ES), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuffield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nuffield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuffield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuffield Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brasenose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newnham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peters Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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