Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 121.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Meadow Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 112th 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 Meadow Lane (OX4 4ED) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (OX4 4ED), the main crime hotspot is near Arnold Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arnold Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cordrey Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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