Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX4 3NU
How much crime is recorded in OX4 3NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowley South & Iffley
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,781 (2024)
OX4 3NUOxford
How safe is OX4 3NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX4 3NU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 3NUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary10.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order2.54.6
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.