Total Crime Rate
133.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kestrel Crescent 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 Kestrel Crescent (OX4 6EE) 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 Kestrel Crescent (OX4 6EE), 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.
View Crime In Oxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guelder Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linnet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spindleberry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spindleberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindleberry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindleberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Falcon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Falcon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Choswell Spring | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Knights Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blackbird Leys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenoble Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guelder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emperor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emperor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbird Leys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Skylark Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blackbird Leys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Blackbird Leys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brambling Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brambling Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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