Crime Rates at St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LH

St John Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 167th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St John Street (OX1 2LH) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Carfax & Jericho average (313.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (OX1 2LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.