Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bleache Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bleache Place (OX4 2JD) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Blackbird Leys average (116.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bleache Place (OX4 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bleache Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopkins Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Morris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Morris Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Morris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salegate Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bennett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bleache Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Alec Issigonis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alec Issigonis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alec Issigonis Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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