Total Crime Rate

498.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 498.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 317.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kempson Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 16th highest crime rate of 426 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 Kempson Crescent (OX4 4QE) in the last 12 months was 498.7 per 1,000 residents and was 254.8% higher than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kempson Crescent (OX4 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Morrell Crescent. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kempson Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morrell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Morrell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morrell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudgeon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lanham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Cottesmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gwyneth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Morrell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astrop Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kempson Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Kempson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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