Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bulrush Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 90th 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 Bulrush Road (OX4 6PU) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulrush Road (OX4 6PU), the main crime hotspot is near Pegasus Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bulrush Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pegasus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pegasus Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pegasus Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pegasus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pegasus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hellebourine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pegasus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Path
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strawberry Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterwort Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Ground
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunnock Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forget-Me-Not Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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