Total Crime Rate

179.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fernhill Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 426 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 Fernhill Road (OX4 2JP) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 431.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernhill Road (OX4 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Burbush Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alec Issigonis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft White Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Ivy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burbush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Burbush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burbush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fern Hill Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Fern Hill Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burbush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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