Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025William Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Marston , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (OX3 0ER) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Marston average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around William Street (OX3 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Garne Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mary Price Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugh Allen Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Price Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4150 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Price Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Price Close | Under investigation |
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