Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cowley Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 167th highest crime rate of 427 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 1XF) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Road (OX4 1XF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Randolph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manzil Way —
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nye Bevan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manzil Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramwell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Collins Street Local resolution
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 2026Bicycle theft Collins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collins Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bartlemas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Acre Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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