Total Crime Rate

356.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 356.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 29th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

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 Cowley Road (OX4 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 356.6 per 1,000 residents and was 133.5% higher than the St Clement's average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Road (OX4 1HZ), the main crime hotspot is near The Plain. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penson'S Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Dawson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Plain —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dawson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penson'S Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs The Plain Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alhambra Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alhambra Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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