Total Crime Rate

194.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 58th 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 4LU) in the last 12 months was 194.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minchery Road (OX4 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denny Gardens, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Nicholas Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Minchery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Denny Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Denny Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Denny Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Smith Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Robinson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Minchery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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