Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rahere Road area has the lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 29th lowest 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 Rahere Road (OX4 3QG) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rahere Road (OX4 3QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartholomew Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rahere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheldon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herschel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herschel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bartholomew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goodey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crowell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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