Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Church Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Way (OX4 4EB) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Way (OX4 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cordrey Green, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Annora Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Oxford

Crime Over Time in Church Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anne Greenwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
Apr 2026Drugs Anne Greenwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodhouse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Krebs Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anne Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cordrey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
Apr 2026Robbery Anne Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑