Total Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rupert Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 150th 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 Rupert Road (OX4 2QH) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rupert Road (OX4 2QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hundred Acres Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (11 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilkins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | White Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | White Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lambton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corunna Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brasenose Driftway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hundred Acres Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fletcher Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Troy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilkins Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollow Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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