Crime Rates at Shirelake Close, Oxford, OX1 1SN

Shirelake Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 68th 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 Shirelake Close (OX1 1SN) in the last 12 months was 175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirelake Close (OX1 1SN), 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.