Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Long Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Lane (OX4 3TP) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (OX4 3TP), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheldon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelburne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goodey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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