Cowley ward · Oxford. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 21% across Oxford (8.1 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40% here, compared with 48.1% across Oxford (8.1 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.4% here, compared with 12.6% across Oxford (7.8 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Cowley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
898 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,043 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Cowley ward · mapped crimes
5387120
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Cowley
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
94
9
October 2024
116
10
November 2024
89
11
December 2024
83
5
January 2025
80
7
February 2025
112
6
March 2025
92
8
April 2025
63
9
May 2025
71
14
June 2025
77
8
July 2025
84
18
August 2025
82
30
September 2025
70
18
October 2025
60
13
November 2025
76
10
December 2025
70
8
January 2026
74
13
February 2026
65
4
March 2026
69
10
April 2026
78
17
May 2026
60
14
June 2026
88
9
July 2026
98
7
August 2026
90
17
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Cowley
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
300
shoplifting
166
public order
86
other theft
64
vehicle crime
58
criminal damage arson
53
bicycle theft
45
drugs
41
burglary
26
other crime
22
robbery
19
theft from the person
13
possession of weapons
5
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
