Total Crime Rate

161.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 161.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sawpit Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 76th highest crime rate of 426 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 Sawpit Road (OX4 6BD) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher than the Blackbird Leys average (118.5 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawpit Road (OX4 6BD), 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 Sawpit Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Druce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wingate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Druce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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