Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Spring Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 54th 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 Spring Lane (OX4 6LF) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Lane (OX4 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linnet Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brambling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falcon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Falcon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Denny Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Denny Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brambling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Costar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Denny Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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