Total Crime Rate

590.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 590.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 469.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Robbery 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kennedy Close area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 11th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennedy Close (OX4 2UH) in the last 12 months was 590.4 per 1,000 residents and was 408.1% higher than the Blackbird Leys average (116.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 398.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennedy Close (OX4 2UH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennedy Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eastfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Three Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranmer Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Troy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackstock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennedy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craufurd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennedy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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