Total Crime Rate

199.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 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 199.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nelson Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Carfax & Jericho , and the 55th 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 Nelson Street (OX2 6BE) in the last 12 months was 199.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (OX2 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Fisher Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fisher Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hythe Bridge Street
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Place

Data Sources

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