Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Asquith Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 168th 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 Asquith Road (OX4 4RN) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Asquith Road (OX4 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fiennes Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudgeon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiennes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Swinbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Swinbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dashwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fiennes Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fiennes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fiennes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempson Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kempson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
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