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

Gloucester Green 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 Gloucester Green (OX1 2BU) 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 Gloucester Green (OX1 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Street, where police recorded 271 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 Gloucester Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Magdalen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paradise Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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