Total Crime Rate

1067.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

491.5 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 1067.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 491.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 355.9 10/10
  • Other theft 161.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.5 10/10
  • Public order 118.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 76.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Drugs 33.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
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

George Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 4th 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 George Street (OX1 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 1067.8 per 1,000 residents and was 273.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 491.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (OX1 2AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 300 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (124 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/165)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornmarket Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket 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 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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