Total Crime Rate

528.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.4 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 528.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.5 10/10
  • Other theft 77.5 10/10
  • Burglary 42.3 10/10
  • Drugs 42.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Longford Close area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hinksey Park , and the 14th 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 Longford Close (OX1 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 528.2 per 1,000 residents and was 367.4% higher than the Hinksey Park average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 232.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longford Close (OX1 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 275 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luther Street (158 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shire Lake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preachers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luther Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Luther Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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