Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 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

Devereux Place 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 Devereux Place (OX4 4RP) 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 Devereux Place (OX4 4RP), the main crime hotspot is near Carole'S Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devereux Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kempson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gwyneth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cottesmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kempson Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fiennes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swinbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fiennes Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudgeon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiennes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fiennes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dashwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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

Data Sources

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