Total Crime Rate

934.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

355.3 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 934.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 355.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.6 10/10
  • Drugs 92.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 79.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.8 10/10
  • Other theft 65.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.8 8/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 39.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.5 10/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 26.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • 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

Norfolk Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 5th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

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 Norfolk Street (OX1 1EB) in the last 12 months was 934.2 per 1,000 residents and was 226.9% higher than the Carfax & Jericho average (285.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 355.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 432.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Street (OX1 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 275 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (103 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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