Total Crime Rate

486.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

372.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 486.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 372.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 319.8 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mandelbrote Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 17th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mandelbrote Drive (OX4 4TW) in the last 12 months was 486.5 per 1,000 residents and was 285.8% higher 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 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 372.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mandelbrote Drive (OX4 4TW), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford Road. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 175 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mandelbrote Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kempson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sandford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medhurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Astrop Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Railway Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Morrell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medhurst Way
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Medhurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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