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

Church Way 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 Church Way (OX4 4EP) 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 Church Way (OX4 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornwallis Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Augustine Way (6 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Anne Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cornwallis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime Anne Greenwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Krebs Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anne Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Close —
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordrey Green —
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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