Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 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 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Owens Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Donnington , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Owens Way (OX4 2GN) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Donnington average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owens Way (OX4 2GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Owens Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Omer Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Agnes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Agnes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edmund Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Omer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badgers Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hendred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Temple Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littlehay Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs St Omer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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