Total Crime Rate
2.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025James Wolfe Road area has the lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around James Wolfe Road (OX4 2PY) in the last 12 months was 2.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% lower than the Blackbird Leys average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around James Wolfe Road (OX4 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackbird Leys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corunna Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Troy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hundred Acres Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lambton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horspath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eastfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meyseys Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brasenose Driftway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Craufurd Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | White Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Meyseys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Road | Under investigation |
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