Total Crime Rate
59.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillsborough Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 181st 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 Hillsborough Close (OX4 3SN) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillsborough Close (OX4 3SN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 330 crimes here, including 21 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 | Burglary | Mayfair Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiennes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fiennes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fiennes Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fiennes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairlie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Swinbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Swinbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hardings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Road | — |
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