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

Walton 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 Walton Street (OX1 2HD) 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 Walton Street (OX1 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A4144 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Little Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Giles' Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hythe Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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