Total Crime Rate

1285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

723.8 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 1285.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 723.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 600.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 123.8 10/10
  • Other theft 114.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.8 10/10
  • Public order 95.2 10/10
  • Drugs 85.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.1 10/10
  • Robbery 28.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Fisher Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 2nd 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 Upper Fisher Row (OX1 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 1285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 349.9% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 723.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Fisher Row (OX1 2EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Fisher Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Fisher Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hythe Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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