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

St Thomas 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 St Thomas Street (OX1 1JJ) 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 St Thomas Street (OX1 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park End Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Fisher Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Hamel Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hythe Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Becket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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