Crime Rates at Preachers Lane, Oxford, OX1 1RT

Preachers Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 46th 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 Preachers Lane (OX1 1RT) in the last 12 months was 220.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Hinksey Park average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 132.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preachers Lane (OX1 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 277 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luther Street (158 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.