Crime Rates at Union Street, Oxford, OX4 1JP

Union Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 38th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (OX4 1JP) in the last 12 months was 264.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% higher than the St Clement's average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 566.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 733.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (OX4 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.