Total Crime Rate

605.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 605.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 404.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Robbery 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • 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

Westbury Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 10th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Crescent (OX4 3RZ) in the last 12 months was 605.6 per 1,000 residents and was 380.3% higher than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3315.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Crescent (OX4 3RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbury Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eleanor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelburne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamp Lane —
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Data Sources

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