Crime Rates at Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1UQ

Cowley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 87th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Road (OX4 1UQ) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Road (OX4 1UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.