Total Crime Rate

3859.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1914.6 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 3859.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1914.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1396.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 567.1 10/10
  • Public order 414.6 10/10
  • Other theft 353.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 317.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 256.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 134.2 10/10
  • Drugs 115.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 91.5 10/10
  • Robbery 67.1 10/10
  • Burglary 54.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 36.6 10/10
  • Other crime 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
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

Woodins Way area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 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 Woodins Way (OX1 1HD) in the last 12 months was 3859.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1250.7% 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 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 314 (≈ 1914.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodins Way (OX1 1HD), 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 Woodins Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pike Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park End Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shoe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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