Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wootten Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 165th 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 Wootten Drive (OX4 4DS) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wootten Drive (OX4 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Ellesmere Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wootten Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anne Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
Apr 2026Robbery Anne Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cornwallis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anne Greenwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodhouse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Anne Greenwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cordrey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Krebs Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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