Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charles Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (OX4 3AU) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Street (OX4 3AU), the main crime hotspot is near George Moore Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 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 | Sidney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quartermain Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Moore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | George Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Moore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4158 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boundary Brook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipkin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipkin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipkin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pipkin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pipkin Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Daubeny Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daubeny Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Golden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Moore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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