Total Crime Rate
59.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lambourn Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 182nd 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 Lambourn Road (OX4 4SB) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lambourn Road (OX4 4SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carole'S Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fiennes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gwyneth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carole'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Constance Norman Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kempson Crescent | 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 | Public order | Carole'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dashwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempson Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carole'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carole'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cottesmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.