Crime Rates at Gloucester Green, Oxford, OX1 2BU

Gloucester Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 3rd 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 Gloucester Green (OX1 2BU) in the last 12 months was 1271.2 per 1,000 residents and was 305.3% higher than the Carfax & Jericho average (313.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 661.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Green (OX1 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Street, where police recorded 246 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (122 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.