Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spindleberry Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 114th 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 Spindleberry Close (OX4 6DU) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spindleberry Close (OX4 6DU), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbird Leys Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brambling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Skylark Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pipit Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackbird Leys Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Choswell Spring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blackbird Leys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipit Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birchfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Grass Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettlebed Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipit Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipit Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenoble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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