Lye Valley & Cowley East
Middle areaSouth east Oxford. 8,783 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in Lye Valley & Cowley East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lye Valley & Cowley East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lye Valley & Cowley East 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 | 208 |
| Shoplifting | 132 |
| Other crime | 131 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 53 |
| Drug offences | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lye Valley & Cowley East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lye Valley & Cowley East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lye Valley & Cowley East 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, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lye Valley & Cowley East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (208), shoplifting (132) and other crime (131).
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 Lye Valley & Cowley East alone. See Oxford
Lye Valley & Cowley East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lye Valley & Cowley East was £424,500 in 2025.
Lye Valley & Cowley East had 8,441 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in Lye Valley & Cowley East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lye Valley & Cowley East, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.