Total Crime Rate

327.0 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 327.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's , and the 31st highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Road (OX4 1XG) in the last 12 months was 327.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 188.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Road (OX4 1XG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 30 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cowley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Collins Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Collins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collins Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bartlemas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manzil Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manzil Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Magdalen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Magdalen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bartlemas Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bartlemas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsons Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leys Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leys Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Randolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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