Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottesmore Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 140th 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 Cottesmore Road (OX4 4TY) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottesmore Road (OX4 4TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames View Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottesmore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mogridge Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Constance Norman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gwyneth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kempson Crescent
Sep 2025Public order Kempson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cottesmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carole'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mogridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mogridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mogridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mogridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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