Total Crime Rate

264.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.1 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 264.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.4 10/10
  • Other crime 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hamel Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 36th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamel Walk (OX1 1JW) in the last 12 months was 264.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamel Walk (OX1 1JW), 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 Hamel Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft 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
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Data Sources

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