Total Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.2 1/10
  • Robbery 1.2 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 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 70th highest crime rate of 427 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 High Street (OX1 4DN) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (OX1 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 294 crimes here, including 150 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shoe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoe Lane
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Red Lion Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Magdalen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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