Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dene Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 210th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dene Road (OX3 7EF) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Blackbird Leys average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene Road (OX3 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near David Steel Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dene Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lye Valley —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acres Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lye Valley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson David Steel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Town Furze Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lambton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Furze Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stubbs Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stubbs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Benson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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