Crime Rates at Merlin Road, Oxford, OX4 6EW

Merlin Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 427 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 Merlin Road (OX4 6EW) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Road (OX4 6EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchfield Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linnet Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.