Total Crime Rate
145.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brambling Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 96th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brambling Way (OX4 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brambling Way (OX4 6EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackbird Leys Road, where police recorded 34 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.
View Crime In Blackbird Leys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blackbird Leys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackbird Leys Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbird Leys Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brambling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Costar Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peregrine Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Skylark Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Broadfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfields | Under investigation |
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