Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 25.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrow Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 91st highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harrow Road (OX4 6NU) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrow Road (OX4 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Druce Way. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harrow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jourdain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Druce Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Druce Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Druce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Druce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Druce Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Druce Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tucker Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tucker Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tucker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jourdain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Comfrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comfrey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comfrey Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmole Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmole Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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