Total Crime Rate

313.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 313.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 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

Balfour Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 30th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Road (OX4 6AF) in the last 12 months was 313.4 per 1,000 residents and was 169.7% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (OX4 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Bobby Fryer Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladenham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ladenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wingate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moorbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tucker Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bobby Fryer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bobby Fryer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tucker Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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