Total Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jersey Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jersey Road (OX4 4RT) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jersey Road (OX4 4RT), 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.
View Crime In Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cottesmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carole'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fiennes Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fiennes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiennes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Spencer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Constance Norman Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carole'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carole'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fiennes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carole'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kempson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gwyneth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dashwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempson Crescent | — |
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