Crime Rates at Napier Road, Oxford, OX4 3JA

Napier Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 95th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Napier Road (OX4 3JA) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Road (OX4 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knolles Road, where police recorded 27 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.