Crime Rates at The Crescent, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4XQ

The Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 17th 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 The Crescent (OX4 4XQ) in the last 12 months was 461.0 per 1,000 residents and was 228.0% 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 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 321.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 226.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (OX4 4XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford Road. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.