Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Giles Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Giles Road (OX4 4NN) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giles Road (OX4 4NN), 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 Giles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goodey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheldon Way 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Smith Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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