Crime Rates at Howard Street, Oxford, OX4 3BD

Howard Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 136th highest 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 Howard Street (OX4 3BD) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street (OX4 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartlemas Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.