Total Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 176.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandy Lane West 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 Sandy Lane West (OX4 6NR) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Sandy Lane West (OX4 6NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 45 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Peregrine Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Brambling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costar Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Broadfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Lane β€”

Data Sources

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