Total Crime Rate

353.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 353.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Robbery 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cowley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Road (OX4 1JE) in the last 12 months was 353.2 per 1,000 residents and was 139.5% higher than the St Clement's average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Road (OX4 1JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Oxford

Crime Over Time in Cowley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawson Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moberly Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moberly Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moberly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moberly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moberly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crown Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grants Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramwell Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moberly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Brewery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Little Brewery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dawson Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 52

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑