Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 144.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Lukes 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 St Lukes Road (OX4 3JB) 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 St Lukes Road (OX4 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Lukes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Knolles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coleridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bennett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Temple Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Road —
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phipps Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salegate Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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