Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
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

Parsons Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parsons Place (OX4 1NL) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parsons Place (OX4 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parsons Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collins Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nye Bevan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tawney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bartlemas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manzil Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manzil Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Collins Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Collins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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