Postcode · Oxford
Crime in OX4 3RF
How much crime is recorded in OX4 3RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowley South & Iffley
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,172 (2024)
How safe is OX4 3RF
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 3RF 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
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 3RFNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Public order5.84.6
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Burglary3.89.1
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Shoplifting2.78.4
Drugs2.72.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% 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.