Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nowell Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 51st lowest 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 Nowell Road (OX4 4TE) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nowell Road (OX4 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Oval, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames View Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nowell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lenthall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pattison Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mortimer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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