Cowley North
Middle areaSouth east Oxford. 8,316 people in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 49% of people in Cowley North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cowley North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowley North at a rate of 78.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 253 |
| Other crime | 147 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 |
| Drug offences | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cowley North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cowley North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowley North at a rate of 78.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cowley North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (253), other crime (147) and anti-social behaviour (90).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Oxford
These figures are published for the whole of Oxford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oxford and not Cowley North alone. See Oxford
Cowley North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cowley North was £381,250 in 2025.
Cowley North had 8,178 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in Cowley North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cowley North, 80.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.