Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oxford Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 120th 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 Oxford Road (OX4 4PF) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (OX4 4PF), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsale Piece. Police recorded 37 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 Oxford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kempson Crescent
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newman Road
Sep 2025Public order Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astrop Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kempson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillsale Piece Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lanham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudgeon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barberi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillsale Piece
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsale Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsale Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fiennes Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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