Total Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rahere Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 49th 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 Rahere Road (OX4 3QG) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rahere Road (OX4 3QG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Addison Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mayfair Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rahere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rahere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Compass Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crowell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomew Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hockmore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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