Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bears Hedge area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Bears Hedge (OX4 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bears Hedge (OX4 4JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carole'S Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bears Hedge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Azor'S Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henley Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carole'S Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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