Total Crime Rate
557.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thomson Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 12th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thomson Terrace (OX4 4QD) in the last 12 months was 557.3 per 1,000 residents and was 342.0% higher than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thomson Terrace (OX4 4QD), 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.
View Crime In Littlemore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Morrell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrell Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morrell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devereux Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Asquith Road | Under investigation |
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