Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackwood 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.

Crime Over Time in Blackwood Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skylark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fairing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blossom Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skylark Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skylark Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skylark Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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