Crime Rates at Cardinal Close, Oxford, OX4 3UE

Cardinal Close 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 Cardinal Close (OX4 3UE) 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 Cardinal Close (OX4 3UE), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsale Piece. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.