Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.7 1/10
  • Robbery 0.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.5 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

High Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (OX1 4AS) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (OX1 4AS), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Merton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jowett Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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