Crime Rates at Thames Street, Oxford, OX1 1SL

Thames Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 8th 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 Thames Street (OX1 1SL) in the last 12 months was 757.9 per 1,000 residents and was 165.2% 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 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 202 (≈ 489.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thames Street (OX1 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 294 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.