Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Elm Tree Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 68th highest crime rate of 426 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 Elm Tree Close (OX4 4LL) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Tree Close (OX4 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsale Piece. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Tree Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Champion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfair Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Champion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Addison Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudgeon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hardings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsale Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillsale Piece Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cowley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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