Crime Rates at Paradise Square, Oxford, OX1 1TG

Paradise Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 10th highest crime rate of 426 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 Paradise Square (OX1 1TG) in the last 12 months was 654.0 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% higher than the Carfax & Jericho average (313.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Square (OX1 1TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 280 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.