Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oxford Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 205th highest crime rate of 426 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 Oxford Road (OX4 4QP) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (OX4 4QP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 330 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fiennes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fiennes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fiennes Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiennes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfair Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Spencer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spencer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dashwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newman Road
Sep 2025Other theft Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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