Total Crime Rate

293.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 293.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.1 10/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Minchery Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 33rd 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 Minchery Road (OX4 4LT) in the last 12 months was 293.2 per 1,000 residents and was 132.5% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 150.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minchery Road (OX4 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsale Piece. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Minchery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Smith Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Robinson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsale Piece Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Minchery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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