Crime Rates at Chester Street, Oxford, OX4 1SL

Chester Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 183rd 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 Chester Street (OX4 1SL) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Donnington average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (OX4 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.