Crime Rates at Kestrel Crescent, Oxford, OX4 6EB

Kestrel Crescent 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 Kestrel Crescent (OX4 6EB) 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 Kestrel Crescent (OX4 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skylark Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.