Crime Rates at Horspath Road, Oxford, OX4 2QS

Horspath Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 184th highest crime rate of 426 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 30.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% 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 17 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.