Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranmer Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 180th highest crime rate of 427 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 Cranmer Road (OX4 2QD) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranmer Road (OX4 2QD), the main crime hotspot is near Hundred Acres Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kennedy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hundred Acres Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranmer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lambton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Troy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hundred Acres Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Close | Under investigation |
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