Total Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Iffley Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Iffley Road (OX4 1EA) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% lower than the St Clement's average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Iffley Road (OX4 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near The Plain. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alhambra Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyndale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clement'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dawson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dawson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Temple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alan Bullock Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Stockmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stockmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Plain | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cowley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Caroline Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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