Total Crime Rate

180.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.2 9/10
  • Other theft 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Buckingham Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 61st highest crime rate of 426 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 Buckingham Street (OX1 4LH) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher than the Hinksey Park average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Street (OX1 4LH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 299 crimes here, including 160 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Wharf
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cambridge Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Place
Sep 2025Other theft Corden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kineton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clark'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Ford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luther Street
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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