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

Balfour Road 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 Balfour Road (OX4 6AQ) 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 Balfour Road (OX4 6AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Birchfield Close. Police recorded 42 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Allin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Birchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackbird Leys Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Blackbird Leys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Leys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wingate Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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