Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Wingate Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 129th 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 Wingate Close (OX4 6BL) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingate Close (OX4 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambassador Avenue, where police recorded 68 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 Wingate Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blackbird Leys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambassador Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambassador Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambassador Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambassador Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Leys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Leys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ambassador Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladenham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wingate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ladenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Leys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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