I had a look at the crime statistics for East Oxford on www.police.uk which shows the pattern of crimes reported in an area. It was quite shocking. After Central Oxford, East Oxford had the biggest concentration of crimes, and the centre was right where this hostel is. Have a look at the following, or go to the www.police.uk website and see for yourself. http://www.police.uk/crime/?q=Oxford,%20Oxfordshire%20OX4%201EA,%20UK#area_crimetypes/2013-06/51.75253980933651,-1.2522697448730469:51.75870296431738,-1.2376785278320312:51.74913908790851,-1.2158775329589844:51.735321024002126,-1.2165641784667969:51.73425792096017,-1.245574951171875 http://www.police.uk/crime/?q=Oxford,%20Oxfordshire%20OX4%201EA,%20UK#area_crimetypes/2013-06/51.761252989311814,-1.2749290466308594:51.76656507884121,-1.2507247924804688:51.74371865889842,-1.2088394165039062:51.73436423238974,-1.219482421875:51.72883570643993,-1.2452316284179688:51.73074950348781,-1.2613677978515625:51.746907225318914,-1.2756156921386719