Total Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (TS1 4NN) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Newport average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (TS1 4NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Caxton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parliament Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aire Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bush Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chesham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chesham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parliament Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cobham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Street | Under investigation |
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