Total Crime Rate

221.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 45th 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 Church Way (OX4 4EG) in the last 12 months was 221.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Way (OX4 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lenthall Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
Apr 2026Robbery Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lenthall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cordrey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
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Data Sources

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