Total Crime Rate

557.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 557.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 354.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Other theft 50.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brocklesby Road 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 Brocklesby Road (OX4 4QJ) 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 Brocklesby Road (OX4 4QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morrell Crescent (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brocklesby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kempson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynbush Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynbush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynbush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynbush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wynbush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constance Norman Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pattison Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kempson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocklesby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brocklesby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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