Cowley South & Iffley
Middle areaSouth Oxford. 10,597 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 15% of people in Cowley South & Iffley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cowley South & Iffley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowley South & Iffley at a rate of 131.1 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 | 388 |
| Other crime | 314 |
| Shoplifting | 231 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 175 |
| Vehicle crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 70 |
| Drug offences | 51 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cowley South & Iffley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cowley South & Iffley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowley South & Iffley at a rate of 131.1 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, 131 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cowley South & Iffley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (388), other crime (314) and shoplifting (231).
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 South & Iffley alone. See Oxford
Cowley South & Iffley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cowley South & Iffley was £441,000 in 2025.
Cowley South & Iffley had 10,482 usual residents at the census.
About 15% of people in Cowley South & Iffley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cowley South & Iffley, 86.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.