Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Charles 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.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quartermain Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Moore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Moore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4158 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipkin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipkin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipkin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pipkin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pipkin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Daubeny Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daubeny Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Golden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Moore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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