Total Crime Rate
253.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denmark Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 37th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Denmark Street (OX4 1QS) in the last 12 months was 253.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denmark Street (OX4 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 47 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Alhambra Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moberly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramwell Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crown Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moberly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moberly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moberly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bannister Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jackdaw Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jackdaw Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Temple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Stockmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stockmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moberly Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bannister Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bannister Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moberly Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Iffley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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