Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Drugs 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amory Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 124th highest crime rate of 426 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 Amory Close (OX4 3RL) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amory Close (OX4 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barn'S Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amory Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Allin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costar Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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