Total Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Slade area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 163rd lowest 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 The Slade (OX3 7HN) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Slade (OX3 7HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Farm Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peat Moors (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackbird Leys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Leiden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stubbs Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peat Moors | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peat Moors | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | David Steel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Town Furze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Town Furze | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stubbs Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkyns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Slade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Benson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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