Total Crime Rate

401.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 401.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 44.6 10/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Turl Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 426 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 Turl Street (OX1 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 401.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Carfax & Jericho average (313.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 358 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 29.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 448 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turl Street (OX1 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near A420. Police recorded 371 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Turl Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shoe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornmarket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pembroke Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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