Total Crime Rate
75.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Phipps Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 426 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 Phipps Road (OX4 3HH) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Phipps Road (OX4 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boswell Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boswell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alec Issigonis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Phipps Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bennett Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bennett Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Luke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Luke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Luke'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bailey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
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