Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blay Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 198th 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 Blay Close (OX4 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blay Close (OX4 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blay Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wingate Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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