Total Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackwood Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote , and the 194th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwood Place (OX15 4BD) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% higher than the Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackwood Place (OX15 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pippin Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairing Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Skylark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fairing Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blossom Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
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