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

Great Mead 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 Great Mead (OX1 2RB) 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 Great Mead (OX1 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Park End Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hythe Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Fisher Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park End Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Becket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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