Crime Rates at Bampton Close, Oxford, OX4 6NN

Bampton Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 63rd 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 Bampton Close (OX4 6NN) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bampton Close (OX4 6NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barn'S Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.