Crime Rates at Sawpit Road, Oxford, OX4 6BD

Sawpit Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 65th 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 Sawpit Road (OX4 6BD) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawpit Road (OX4 6BD), the main crime hotspot is near Druce Way. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.