Total Crime Rate

205.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 205.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rivermead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 54th highest crime rate of 426 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 Rivermead Road (OX4 4UP) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivermead Road (OX4 4UP), the main crime hotspot is near Clinton Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rivermead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Parker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newlin Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Newlin Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Court Place Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clinton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eastchurch Under investigation
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Data Sources

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