Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 81.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

John Smith Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 174th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Smith Drive (OX4 2BH) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Smith Drive (OX4 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amory Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John Smith Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alec Issigonis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phipps Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Alec Issigonis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alec Issigonis Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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