Total Crime Rate

220.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 220.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alice Smith Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 50th 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 Alice Smith Square (OX4 4NG) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 113.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alice Smith Square (OX4 4NG), the main crime hotspot is near Alice Smith Square. Police recorded 44 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 Alice Smith Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hardings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lakefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsale Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsale Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alice Smith Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alice Smith Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Smith Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Way 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Champion Way 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 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillsale Piece Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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