Total Crime Rate

420.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 420.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oxford Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 11th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (PO21 2PG) in the last 12 months was 420.4 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% higher than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 68.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 150.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (PO21 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Street. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellasdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marine Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marine Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wessex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Charlwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charlwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlwood Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellasdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellasdale Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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