Total Crime Rate

644.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 644.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 467.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.2 10/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Paradise Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 9th 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 1UD) in the last 12 months was 644.2 per 1,000 residents and was 125.4% higher than the Carfax & Jericho average (285.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 284 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Square (OX1 1UD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Paradise Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baltic Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Shoe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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