Crime Rates at Kersington Crescent, Oxford, OX4 3RH

Kersington Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 117th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kersington Crescent (OX4 3RH) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kersington Crescent (OX4 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.