Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 115.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oxford Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 119th highest crime rate of 427 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 Oxford Road (OX4 4PF) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (OX4 4PF), 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 Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kempson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsale Piece Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kempson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Railway Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lanham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medhurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Medhurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medhurst Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fiennes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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