Total Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sheldon Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 70th highest crime rate of 426 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 Sheldon Way (OX4 3TR) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Way (OX4 3TR), the main crime hotspot is near Alice Smith Square. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheldon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hardings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rahere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rahere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Champion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Champion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Robbery Addison Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlemore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Smith Square —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alice Smith Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alice Smith Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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