Total Crime Rate
84.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dale Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 176th highest crime rate of 426 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 Dale Close (OX1 1TU) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Hinksey Park average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dale Close (OX1 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hinksey Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Ford Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Paradise Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dale Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paradise Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paradise Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paradise Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Paradise Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paradise Street | — |
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