Crime Rates at Herschel Crescent, Oxford, OX4 3TU

Herschel Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 82nd 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 Herschel Crescent (OX4 3TU) in the last 12 months was 158.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herschel Crescent (OX4 3TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartholomew Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.