Total Crime Rate
58.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hurst Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hurst Street (OX4 1HF) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the St Clement's average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hurst Street (OX4 1HF), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bannister Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramwell Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collins Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Collins Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Collins Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Randolph Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moberly Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Daubeny Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Iffley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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