Total Crime Rate

757.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

489.1 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 757.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 489.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 346.3 10/10
  • Public order 111.4 10/10
  • Other theft 60.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.6 7/10
  • Robbery 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
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 Aldates 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 St Aldates (OX1 1ST) 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 St Aldates (OX1 1ST), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Aldates area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Luther Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luther Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luther Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butterwyke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butterwyke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baltic Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Baltic Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preachers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clark'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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