Crime Rates at Lytton Road, Oxford, OX4 3NY

Lytton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 97th lowest 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 Lytton Road (OX4 3NY) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Road (OX4 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornwallis Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Cowley Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.