Crime Rates at Horspath Road, Oxford, OX4 2QS

Horspath Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 170th 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 Horspath Road (OX4 2QS) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horspath Road (OX4 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Normandy Crescent, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fanshawe Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.