Total Crime Rate
161.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knights Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 75th highest crime rate of 426 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 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher than the Blackbird Leys average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knights Road (OX4 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Grenoble Road. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackbird Leys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackbird Leys Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipit Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenoble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grenoble Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grenoble Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peregrine Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grenoble Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brambling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipit Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettlebed Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Choswell Spring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Skylark Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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