Total Crime Rate

349.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.6 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 349.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.7 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.9 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

Gloucester Green area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 24th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Green (OX1 2DF) in the last 12 months was 349.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher than the Carfax & Jericho average (285.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 283 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 421 (≈ 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Green (OX1 2DF), 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 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket 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 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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