Total Crime Rate
498.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gwyneth Road 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 Gwyneth Road (OX4 4QH) 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 Gwyneth Road (OX4 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford Road. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Morrell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medhurst Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lanham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudgeon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morrell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Morrell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrell Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gwyneth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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