Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX4 3LD
How much crime is recorded in OX4 3LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowley South & Iffley
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,714 (2024)
OX4 3LDOxford
How safe is OX4 3LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX4 3LD 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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 3LDNational
Shoplifting52.98.4
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary10.19.1
Public order8.24.6
Other theft7.84.5
Bicycle theft7.01.0
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs3.62.4
Robbery3.51.4
Other crime3.41.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.