Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 133.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Knights Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 100th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Road (OX4 6DD) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Road (OX4 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Grenoble Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Blackbird Leys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Leys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Leys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackbird Leys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Leys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbird Leys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emperor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emperor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guelder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guelder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenoble Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettlebed Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindleberry Close
Apr 2026Public order Knights Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Skylark Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Choswell Spring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brambling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Falcon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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