Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Moorbank area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 427 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 Moorbank (OX4 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Blackbird Leys average (116.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorbank (OX4 6BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tucker Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbird Leys Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorbank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ladenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moorbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladenham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tucker Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wingate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Leys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Leys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Birchfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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