Crime Rates at Paradise Square, Oxford, OX1 1TW

Paradise Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 5th 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 Paradise Square (OX1 1TW) in the last 12 months was 934.2 per 1,000 residents and was 226.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 355.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 432.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Square (OX1 1TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 277 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (103 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.