Crime Rates at Railway Lane, Oxford, OX4 4PY

Railway Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 51st highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Lane (OX4 4PY) in the last 12 months was 203.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 139.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Lane (OX4 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford Road. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 175 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.