Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Giles Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Giles Road (OX4 4NN) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Giles Road (OX4 4NN), 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.
View Crime In Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Smith Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsale Piece | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillsale Piece | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsale Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barberi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barberi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barberi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barberi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Redmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Smith Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsale Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Redmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hardings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Addison Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Alice Smith Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alice Smith Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Smith Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Champion Way | Under investigation |
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