Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 239th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (YO12 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (YO12 7PJ), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elder'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1364 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aberdeen Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aberdeen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aberdeen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aberdeen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aberdeen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aberdeen Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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