Crime Rates at Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1XQ

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 1XQ) 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 1XQ), 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.