Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX4 3BY
How much crime is recorded in OX4 3BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowley North
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,949 (2024)
How safe is OX4 3BY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX4 3BY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX4 3BYNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary8.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft4.84.5
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.