Crime Rates at Hollow Way, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2NQ

Hollow Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 62nd 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 Hollow Way (OX4 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher than the Blackbird Leys average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 431.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollow Way (OX4 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hopkins Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivy Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.