Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

William 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.

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Crime Over Time in William Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hugh Allen Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Price Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4150 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Price Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Price Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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