Total Crime Rate

319.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 319.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crowell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 28th highest crime rate of 427 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 Crowell Road (OX4 3LN) in the last 12 months was 319.3 per 1,000 residents and was 153.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crowell Road (OX4 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crowell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Banjo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banjo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Banjo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crowell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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