Crime Rates at Spencer Crescent, Oxford, OX4 4SW

Spencer Crescent area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 187th highest crime rate of 427 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 Spencer Crescent (OX4 4SW) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Crescent (OX4 4SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carole'S Way (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.