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

Beaumont Street 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 Beaumont Street (OX1 2LP) 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 Beaumont Street (OX1 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Street. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaumont Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Red Lion Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Shoe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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