Crime Rates at Bedford Street, Oxford, OX4 1SU

Bedford Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Donnington , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Bedford Street (OX4 1SU) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Donnington average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street (OX4 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.