Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX4 3BZ
How much crime is recorded in OX4 3BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowley North
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,652 (2024)
OX4 3BZOxford
How safe is OX4 3BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX4 3BZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 3BZNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft5.94.5
Public order5.44.6
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.