Crime Rates at Paradise Street, Oxford, OX1 1JB

Paradise Street 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 Paradise Street (OX1 1JB) 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 Paradise Street (OX1 1JB), 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.