Crime Rates at Dashwood Road, Oxford, OX4 4SJ

Dashwood Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 207th 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 Dashwood Road (OX4 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dashwood Road (OX4 4SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 330 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.