Total Crime Rate

314.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 314.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.5 7/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Alma Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 29th highest crime rate of 427 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 Alma Lane (OX4 1LE) in the last 12 months was 314.6 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Lane (OX4 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moberly Close, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Plain (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stockmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alan Bullock Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alhambra Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moberly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moberly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moberly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moberly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moberly Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moberly Close —
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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