Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rowney Place area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 125th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowney Place (OX4 4JD) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowney Place (OX4 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carole'S Way (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowney Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asquith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carole'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carole'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 Carole'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carole'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiennes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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