Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bowness Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 118th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

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 Bowness Avenue (OX3 0AL) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Headington average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Avenue (OX3 0AL), the main crime hotspot is near Westlands Drive. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowness Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westlands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gouldland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowdon Mede Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Snowdon Mede Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gouldland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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