Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 70.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Outram Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 204th highest crime rate of 427 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 Outram Road (OX4 3PD) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Outram Road (OX4 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near Bhandari Close. Police recorded 27 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 Outram Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kames Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littlehay Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bhandari Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eleanor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Florence Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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