Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Lukes Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 108th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Lukes Road (OX4 3JE) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lukes Road (OX4 3JE), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 45 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
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bennett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phipps Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Boswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knolles Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B480 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennett Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bailey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Luke'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Frederick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Luke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Luke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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