Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rose Hill area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 129th highest 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 Rose Hill (OX4 4HR) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Hill (OX4 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelburne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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